octosporella (apicomplexa) octosporella (apicomplexa) octosporella is a genus in the phylum apicomplexa. this genus has been poorly studied and little is known about it. species in this genus infect fish, lizards and echidnas. octosporella scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): sar (unranked): alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: conoidasida subclass: coccidiasina order: eucoccidiorida suborder: eimeriorina family: eimeriidae genus: octosporella species octosporella hystrix octosporella mabuiae octosporella notropis octosporella opeongoensis octosporella sanguinolentae octosporella sasajewunensis history this genus was created in 1942 by ray and raghavachari. taxonomy the type species is octosporella mabuiae. six species are currently recognised. description the oocysts each have 8 sporocysts. each sporocyst has 2 sporozoites.