Karotomorpha

Karotomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Opalinea
Order:	Slopalinida
Family:	Proteromonadidae
Genus:	Karotomorpha

Karotomorpha is a genus of parasite with a flagellum structure.^[1] This organism can infect a variety of higher life forms including a number of amphibians. For example, this genus is known to be a parasite of the rough-skinned newt, a widespread newt in the western USA.^[2]

References

↑ Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha
↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg

Eukaryota: SAR: Heterokonta or Stramenopiles

Domain: Archaea; Bacteria; Eukaryota
(Kingdom: Plant; Hacrobia; Heterokont; Alveolata; Rhizaria; Excavata; Amoebozoa; Animal; Fungi)

Ochrophyta
(photosynthetic)

Phaeista

Hypogyristea

Pinguiophyceae
Pelagophyceae
Axodines/Actinochrysophyceae
- Dictyochales/Silicoflagellates
- Rhizochromulinales
- Actinodines
  - Pedinellales
  - Ciliophryida
  - Actinophryida
- Florenciellales

Chrysista

Chrysophyceae, golden algae	Chromulinales Chrysosphaerales Hibberdiales Hydrurales Phaeothamniales

Eustigmatophyceae	Eustigmataceae Monodopsidaceae Pseudocharaciopsidaceae

Phaeophyceae, brown algae	Ascoseirales Cutleriales Desmarestiales Dictyotales Discosporangiales Ectocarpales Fucales Ishigeales Laminariales Nemodermatales Onslowiales Ralfsiales Scytosiphonales Scytothamnales Sphacelariales Sporochnales Syringodermatales Tilopteridales

Phaeothamniophyceae	Phaeothamniales Pleurochloridellales

Raphidophyceae	Chattonella, Fibrocapsa, Gonyostomum, Haramonas, Heterosigma, Vacuolaria

Synurophyceae	Heterogloeales Ochromonadales Rhizochloridales Synurales

Xanthophyceae, yellow-green algae	Botrydiales Mischococcales Tribonematales Vaucheriales

Khakista

Bolidophyceae

Bolidomonas

Bacillariophyta,
diatoms

Coscinodiscophyceae	Biddulphiophycidae Chaetocerotophycidae Corethrophycidae Coscinodiscophycidae Cymatosirophycidae Lithodesmiophycidae Rhizosoleniophycidae Thalassiosirophycidae

Bacillariophyceae	Bacillariales Naviculales

Fragilariophyceae	Fragilariales

Heterotrophic
groups

Pseudofungi

Bigyra

Sagenista	Bicosoecea Labyrinthulomycetes

Opalinata/Slopalinida	Opalinidae Proteromonadidae Blastocystis

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Karotomorpha

See also

References