Perkinsozoa

Perkinsozoa is a proposed phylum of intracellular parasites in the superphylum Alveolata,[1] which was suggested to account for the genus Perkinsus and other protist species that do not fit into existing Alveolata phyla.[2]

Perkinsozoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Perkinsozoa
Norén & Moestrup, 1999
Synonyms
  • Perkinsasida Levine, 1978
  • Perkinsorida Levine, 1978
  • Perkinsemorpha Levine 1978
  • Phagodinia Cavalier-Smith, 1993

Members

Members of this phylum include Perkinsus marinus, Perkinsus olseni and the genus Parvilucifera.[2]

  • Class Perkinsea
    • Order Perkinsida Levine 1978
    • Order Phagodiniida Cavalier-Smith 1993
      • Family Phagodiniidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
        • Genus Phagodinium Kristiansen 1993
    • Order Rastrimonadida Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2004
      • Family Rastrimonadidae
      • Family Parviluciferaceae Reñé & Alacid 2017
        • Genus Dinovorax Alacid & Reñé 2017
        • Genus Snorkelia Reñé & Alacid 2017
        • Genus Parvilucifera Norén, Moestrup & Rehnstam-Holm 1999

Characteristics

Perkinsozoa have been found in marine[2] and limnic environments.[3]

References
  1. Marine Fungi: and Fungal-like Organisms
  2. 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.
  3. 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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