Ichthyophonus
Sign in to saveIchthyophonus is a genus of unicellular eukaryotic parasites of fish. They were once considered to be fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumChoanozoa
- ClassIchthyosporea
- OrderEccrinida
- FamilyIchthyophonidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Ichthyophonidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Ichthyophonus is a genus of unicellular eukaryotic parasites of fish. They were once considered to be fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.
==Species== Ichthyophonus gasterophilus (Caullery & Mesnil 1905) Sprague 1965 Ichthyophonus hoferi Plehn & Mulsow 1911 Ichthyophonus intestinalis Léger & Hesse 1923 Ichthyophonus irregularis Rand et al. 2000 Ichthyophonus lotae Leger 1925
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