Biology:Karotomorpha

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Short description: Genus of single-celled organisms


Karotomorpha
Scientific classification
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Travis 1934
Type species
Karotomorpha bufonis
(Dobell 1908) Travis 1934
Species

K. bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 K. swezei (Grassé 1920) Travis 1934

Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure.[1] This organism can infect a variety of higher life forms including a number of amphibians. For example, this genus is known to be a parasite of the rough-skinned newt, a widespread newt in the western United States of America .[2]

References

  1. Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha
  2. C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q6373269 entry