actinocephalidae actinocephalidae actinocephalidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum apicomplexia actinocephalidae scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): sar (unranked): alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: conoidasida subclass: gregarinasina order: eugregarinorida suborder: septatorina superfamily: stylocephaloidea family: actinocephalidae genera actinocephalus asterophora acanthoepimeritus agrippina alaspora amphoroides amphorocephalus anthorhynchus ascocephalus bothriopsides caulocephalus chilogregarina coleorhynchus cornimeritus crucocephalus discorhyncus epicavus gemmicephalus geneiorhynchus globulocephalus gryllotalpia harendraia legeria levinea phialoides pilidiophora pomania pyxinia pileocephalus sciadiophora steinina stictospora stylocystis taeniocystis tricystis thalicola umbracephalus urnaepimeritus taxonomy thirty eight genera are recognised in this family. history this taxon was created by leger in 1892. description species in this taxon infect insects.