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Dermocystidium
Sign in to saveDermocystidium is a genus of cyst-forming, eukaryotic fish parasites, the causative agents of dermocystidiosis.
Species
Genus
- PhylumChoanozoa
- ClassIchthyosporea
- OrderIchthyosporida
- FamilyDermocystidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Dermocystidae
- Collections
- USNM, CMN, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dermocystidium is a genus of cyst-forming, eukaryotic fish parasites, the causative agents of dermocystidiosis.
== Taxonomic history == The genus Dermocystidium was described in 1907. It was previously thought to be a genus of fungal parasites, related to the Thraustochytrida and Labyrinthulida (both those groups are now considered to be stramenopiles rather than fungi). Other biologists considered it to be a sporozoan protist.
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