Perkinsidae
| Perkinsidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Perkinsozoa |
| Class: | Perkinsea |
| Order: | Perkinsida |
| Family: | Perkinsidae Levine, 1978 |
| Genus | |
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2, see text | |
Perkinsidae is a family of protists in the phylum Perkinsozoa, a sister group to the dinoflagellates.
It includes Perkinsus species, which are parasitic protozoans, some of which cause disease and mass mortality in wild and farmed molluscs such as oysters.
- Parvilucifera, a genus of 3 species[2]
- Perkinsus, a genus of 7 to 8 species
References
- ↑ Guiry, M. D. & G. M. Guiry. 2013. Perkinsidae. AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 07 September 2013.
- ↑ Hoppenrath, M. and B. S. Leander. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of Parvilucifera prorocentri (Alveolata, Myzozoa): Insights into perkinsid character evolution. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56(3), 251-56.
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