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Coccidia have three major stages to their life cycle: Sporogony, Schizogony, Gametogony. The first two stages are asexual, with sexual reproduction occurring in the third stage.
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Coccidia belong to the phylum Apicomplexa and are protozoan parasites of mammals, birds and reptiles. Coccidia have three major stages to their life cycle: Sporogony, Schizogony, Gametogony. The first two stages are asexual, with sexual reproduction occurring in the third stage. The following is a general life cycle though there is some variation in the various suborders.
    
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