Paramoeba
| Paramoeba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Amoebozoa |
| Phylum: | Flabellinea |
| Order: | Dactylopodida |
| Family: | Paramoebidae |
| Genus: | Paramoeba Schaudinn, 1896 |
Paramoeba is a genus of common parasites,[1] including species that can cause infection in fish,[2] crabs (including the "blue crab", Callinectes sapidus),[3] sea urchins[4] and others.
References
- ↑ Frederick C. Page (1973). "Paramoeba: a common marine genus". Hydrobiologia 41 (2): 183–188. doi:10.1007/BF00016444.
- ↑ Athanassopoulou F, Cawthorn R, Lytra K (October 2002). "Amoeba-like infections in cultured marine fishes: systemic infection in pompano Trachinotus falcatus L. from Singapore and gill disease associated with Paramoeba sp. in sea bream Sparus aurata L. from Greece". Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B 49 (8): 411–412. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00583.x. PMID 12449253.
- ↑ Phyllis T. Johnson (1977). "Paramoebiasis in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 29 (3): 308–320. doi:10.1016/S0022-2011(77)80036-0.
- ↑ G. M. Jones (1985). "Paramoeba invadens n. sp. (Amoebida, Paramoebidae), a pathogenic amoeba from the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, in Eastern Canada". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 32 (4): 564–569. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03075.x.
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