Tetramyxa

Tetramyxa
T. parasitica in Ruppia tubers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Subphylum: Endomyxa
Class: Phytomyxea
Order: Plasmodiophorida
Family: Plasmodiophoridae
Genus: Tetramyxa
K. Goebel, 1884
Type species
Tetramyxa parasitica
K. Goebel, 1884
Species
Synonyms
  • Molliardia R. Maire & A. Tison, 1911
  • Thecaphora W. A. Setchell, 1924

Tetramyxa is a cercozoan protist, member of the plasmodiophores, parasite of several flowering plants. It was first described by Karl von Goebel in 1884, in his work Flora. The genus is characterized by the appearance of resting spores (or cysts) in groups of four.

Taxonomy

There are two accepted species:

The following additional species, though recognized as Tetramyxa, are listed as doubtful in some sources:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung [Flora or General Botanical Newspaper] (PDF) (in German). Vol. 67. Regensburgische Botanische Gesellschaft von 1790 e.V. 1884. p. 517. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Dick, Michael W. (2001). Straminipilous Fungi: Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids and Similar Organisms (1 ed.). Springer Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-9733-3. ISBN 978-94-015-9733-3. S2CID 28755980.
  3. ↑ Braselton JP (1 March 1990). "Ultrastructure and karyology of Tetramyxa parasitica (Plasmodiophoromycetes)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (3): 594–598. doi:10.1139/b90-078.
  4. ↑ K.I. Goebel (1884). "Tetramyxa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.