Perkinsidae
Perkinsidae is a family of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa, a sister group to the dinoflagellates.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
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| Family: | Perkinsidae Levine, 1978 |
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Members
It includes Perkinsus species, which are parasitic protozoans, some of which cause disease and mass mortality in wild and farmed molluscs such as oysters.
There are two genera:[1]
- Parvilucifera, a genus of 3 species[2]
- Perkinsus, a genus of 7 to 8 species
Characteristics
Perkinsidae possess plastids which do not contain DNA.[3]
References
- Guiry, M. D. & G. M. Guiry. 2013. Perkinsidae. AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 07 September 2013.
- Hoppenrath, M.; Leander, B. S. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of Parvilucifera prorocentri (Alveolata, Myzozoa): Insights into perkinsid character evolution" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 56 (3): 251–56. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00395.x. PMID 19527352. S2CID 4259528.
- Matsuzaki, M; Kuroiwa, H; Kuroiwa, T; Kita, K; Nozaki, H (June 2008). "A cryptic algal group unveiled: a plastid biosynthesis pathway in the oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25 (6): 1167–79. doi:10.1093/molbev/msn064. PMID 18359776.
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