Cyrilia is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. The genus was created by Lainson in 1981. Species in this genus infect fresh water fish and are transmitted by leeches.

Cyrilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Haemogregarinidae
Genus: Cyrilia
Lainson, 1981
Species

Cyrilia gomesi Neiva & Pinto 1926
Cyrilia lignieresi Laveran 1906
Cyrilia nili Wenyon 1909
Cyrilia uncinata

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