Actinocephalidae

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Actinocephalidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eugregarinorida
Suborder:	Septatorina
Superfamily:	Stylocephaloidea
Family:	Actinocephalidae Léger, 1892
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

Actinocephalidae is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa

Thirty eight genera are recognised in this family.

This taxon was described by Leger in 1892.[1]

Species in this taxon infect insects.