Karotomorpha

Karotomorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Bigyra
Class: Opalinea
Order: Opalinida
Family: Karotomorphidae
Genus: Karotomorpha
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. 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 USA.