Opisthosporidia
E737425
Opisthosporidia are a group of highly reduced, parasitic, fungus-related microorganisms within Opisthokonta that infect other eukaryotes, often via specialized spore-like stages.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opisthokont group
ⓘ
parasitic eukaryotic clade ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | true Fungi by ultrastructural and genomic traits ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| evolutionaryRelationship | closely related to early-diverging fungi ⓘ |
| evolutionaryTrend | genome reduction associated with parasitism ⓘ |
| hasCellStructure |
lack typical fungal hyphae
ⓘ
simplified cellular morphology ⓘ |
| hasCellularLocalization | primarily intracellular within host cells ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fungus-related ancestry
ⓘ
highly reduced cellular organization ⓘ intracellular parasitism ⓘ obligate parasitism ⓘ reduced metabolic capabilities ⓘ spore-like infectious stages ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalImpact | influence host population dynamics ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | parasites of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| hasGenomicFeature |
reduced metabolic gene repertoire
ⓘ
signatures of host dependence ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
terrestrial environments associated with hosts ⓘ |
| hasHostRange | various eukaryotic hosts ⓘ |
| hasInfectiveStage | spore-like propagules ⓘ |
| hasLifestyle | obligate intracellular parasites ⓘ |
| hasPathogenicity |
can be pathogenic to animals
ⓘ
can be pathogenic to fungi ⓘ can be pathogenic to protists ⓘ |
| hasReproduction | spore-based life cycle ⓘ |
| includes |
Aphelida
ⓘ
Microsporidia ⓘ Rozellida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isParasiticOn | eukaryotes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi-related lineage ⓘ |
| lifeCycleFeature | infection of host cells followed by spore production ⓘ |
| modeOfTransmission | infection via spores ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal to true Fungi in Opisthokonta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fungi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsporidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
microbial ecology ⓘ mycology ⓘ |
| supergroup | Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | superphylum ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.