Ichthyosporea
class of protists
The Ichthyosporea (or DRIP clade, or Mesomycetozoea) is a group of microscopic organisms within the Opisthokont group. They are mostly parasites of fish and other animals.
| Ichthyosporea Temporal range:
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| Sphaeroforma arctica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Amorphea |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| (unranked): | Opisthokonta |
| (unranked): | Holozoa |
| Class: | Ichthyosporea Cavalier-Smith, 1998[1] |
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Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002 | |
Terminology
changeThe original name, ichthyosporea, described the first discovered species in the group (such as Sphaeroforma arctica). They were all parasites of fish.
Phylogeny
changeIts main groups are Dermocystida and Ichthyophonida
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References
change- ↑ Cavalier-Smith, T. 1998. Neomonada and the origin of animals and fungi. In: Coombs GH, Vickerman K, Sleigh MA, Warren A (ed.) Evolutionary relationships among protozoa. Kluwer, London, pp. 375-407,
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