Ichthyosporea
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| Ichthyosporea Temporal range:
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| Sphaeroforma arctica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Amorphea |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta |
| Clade: | Holozoa |
| Class: | Ichthyosporea Cavalier-Smith, 1998[1] |
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Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002 | |
The Ichthyosporea (or DRIP clade, or Mesomycetozoea) is a group of microscopic organisms within the Opisthokont group. They are mostly parasites of fish and other animals.
Terminology
[change | change source]The original name, ichthyosporea, described the first discovered species in the group (such as Sphaeroforma arctica). They were all parasites of fish.
Phylogeny
[change | change source]Its main groups are Dermocystida and Ichthyophonida
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cavalier-Smith, T. 1998. Neomonada and the origin of animals and fungi. In: Coombs GH, Vickerman K, Sleigh MA, Warren A (ed.) Evolutionary relationships among protozoa. Kluwer, London, pp. 375-407,
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