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.
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- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumChoanozoa
- ClassIchthyosporea
- OrderEccrinida
- FamilyIchthyophonidae
Habitatmarine
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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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Ichthyosporea
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Animalia
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fish
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fungi
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eukaryote
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protist
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parasitism
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unicellular organism
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phylogenetics
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Q180686
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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Opisthokonta
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