Perkinsozoa
| Perkinsozoa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Perkinsozoa Norén & Moestrup, 1999 |
Perkinsozoa is a proposed phylum in the superphylum Alveolata, which was suggested to account for the genus Perkinsus and other protist species that do not fit into existing Alveolata phyla.[1]
Members
Members of this phylum include Perkinsus marinus, Perkinsus olseni and the genus Parvilucifera.[1]
Characteristics
Perkinsozoa have been found in marine[1] and limnic environments.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Norén, Fredrik; Moestrup, Øjvind; Rehnstam-Holm, Ann-Sofi (October 1999). "Parvilucifera infectans norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae". European Journal of Protistology. 35 (3): 233–254. doi:10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80001-7.
- ↑ Mangot, Jean-François; Debroas, Didier; Domaizon, Isabelle (16 May 2010). "Perkinsozoa, a well-known marine protozoan flagellate parasite group, newly identified in lacustrine systems: a review". Hydrobiologia. 659 (1): 37–48. doi:10.1007/s10750-010-0268-x.
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