Echinococcidium is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
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History edit
This genus was described by Porchet in 1978 in specimens collected in Boulogne, France.
Taxonomy edit
At present only a single species in this genus is known - Echinococcidium notomasti.
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