Biology:Ichthyophonus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ichthyophonus
File:Ichthyophonus-hoferi-2.tif
Hyphae (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Holozoa
Class: Ichthyosporea
Order: Ichthyophonida
Family: Ichthyophonidae
Genus: Ichthyophonus
Plehn & Mulsow 1911
Type species
Ichthyophonus hoferi
Plehn & Mulsow 1911
Species[1]
  • I. gasterophilus
  • I. hoferi
  • I. intestinalis
  • I. irregularis
  • I. lotae

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.[2][3]

Species

  • I. gasterophilus (Caullery & Mesnil 1905) Sprague 1965
  • I. hoferi Plehn & Mulsow 1911
  • I. intestinalis Léger & Hesse 1923
  • I. irregularis Rand et al. 2000
  • I. lotae Leger 1925

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5986432 entry