Ichthyosporea

Ichthyosporea
Temporal range: Ediacaran–recent
"Sphaeroforma arctica"
Sphaeroforma arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Podiata
Clade: Amorphea
Clade: Obazoa
Clade: Opisthokonta
Clade: Holozoa
Class: Ichthyosporea
Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Orders
Synonyms

Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002

The Ichthyosporea (or DRIP clade, or Mesomycetozoea) is a group of microscopic organisms within the Opisthokont group. They are mostly parasites of fish and other animals.

Terminology

The original name, ichthyosporea, described the first discovered species in the group (such as Sphaeroforma arctica). They were all parasites of fish.

Phylogeny

Its main groups are Dermocystida and Ichthyophonida

Mesomycetozoa

References

  1. ↑ Cavalier-Smith, T. 1998. Neomonada and the origin of animals and fungi. In: Coombs GH, Vickerman K, Sleigh MA, Warren A (ed.) Evolutionary relationships among protozoa. Kluwer, London, pp. 375-407,