Perkinsozoa

Perkinsozoa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Perkinsozoa

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

Members

Members of this phylum include Perkinsus marinus, Perkinsus olseni and the genus Parvilucifera.[1]

Characteristics

Perkinsozoa have been found in marine[1] and limnic environments.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ 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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