Ichthyosporea

E737415

eukaryote opisthokont parasite taxonomic group

Ichthyosporea are a group of unicellular or simple multicellular eukaryotic parasites, often infecting fish and other animals, that belong to the broader opisthokont lineage alongside animals and fungi.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mesomycetozoea	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	eukaryote ⓘ opisthokont ⓘ parasite ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ichthyosporea sensu lato NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesomycetozoea NERFINISHED ⓘ
cellStructure	flagellated stages in some species ⓘ membrane-bound organelles ⓘ nucleus ⓘ
cellularity	simple multicellular ⓘ unicellular ⓘ
cellWall	present in many species ⓘ
diagnosticFeature	parasitism of fish tissues ⓘ spore-like stages ⓘ
discoveredBy	various mycologists and protozoologists in late 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
genomeType	linear chromosomes ⓘ
habitat	aquatic environment ⓘ freshwater environment ⓘ marine environment ⓘ
higherClassification	Holozoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact	fish diseases in aquaculture ⓘ
includes	Dermocystidium spp. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ichthyophonus hoferi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphaerothecum destruens NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ
lifestyle	parasitic ⓘ
nutritionType	heterotrophic ⓘ
pathogenicTo	amphibians ⓘ fish ⓘ other vertebrates ⓘ
phylogeneticPosition	basal holozoan lineage ⓘ
relatedTo	Animals ⓘ Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction	asexual reproduction ⓘ spore formation ⓘ
researchUse	comparative genomics of opisthokonts ⓘ
sisterGroupOf	Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn	evolution of animals ⓘ origin of multicellularity ⓘ
supergroup	Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonomicRank	class ⓘ
typicalHost	amphibians ⓘ fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ mammals ⓘ reptiles ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Opisthokonta → includes → Ichthyosporea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesomycetozoea