Ichthyophonus
| Ichthyophonus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Eukarya |
| (unranked) | Opisthokonta |
| (unranked) | Choanozoa or Holozoa |
| Class: | Mesomycetozoea |
| Order: | Ichthyophonida |
| Genus: | Ichthyophonus |
Ichthyophonus is a genus of unicellular parasites of fish. They were once considered to be Fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.[1][2]
Species
- Ichthyophonus hoferi
- Ichthyophonus irregularis
References
- ↑ Ragan MA, Goggin CL, Cawthorn RJ, et al. (October 1996). "A novel clade of protistan parasites near the animal-fungal divergence". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 (21): 11907–12. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.21.11907. PMC 38157
. PMID 8876236. - ↑ Hershberger PK, Pacheco CA, Gregg JL, Purcell MK, LaPatra SE (October 2008). "Differential survival of Ichthyophonus isolates indicates parasite adaptation to its host environment". J. Parasitol. 94 (5): 1055–9. doi:10.1645/GE-1553.1. PMID 18576846.
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