Ichthyosporea

Ichthyosporea Temporal range: Ediacaran–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sphaeroforma arctica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Amorphea
Clade:	Obazoa
Clade:	Opisthokonta
Clade:	Holozoa
Class:	Ichthyosporea Cavalier-Smith, 1998[1]
Orders
Dermocystida Ichthyophonida
Synonyms
Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002

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.

Terminology

The original name, ichthyosporea, described the first discovered species in the group (such as Sphaeroforma arctica). They were all parasites of fish.

Phylogeny

Its main groups are Dermocystida and Ichthyophonida

Mesomycetozoa

Dermocystida Rhinosporidiaceae Sphaerothecum Dermocystidium Valentines Rhinosporidium Amphibiocystidium Dermotheca Dermosporidium Ichthyophonida Creolimacidae Anurofeca Creolimax Sphaeroforma Psorospermidae Psorospermis Piridae Abeoforma Caullerya Pirum Trichomycina Amoebidiidae Amoebidium Ichthyophonidae Ichthyophonus Paramoebidiidae Paramoebidium Eccrinida Parataeniellaceae Parataeniella Eccrinaceae Eccrinidus Enterobryus Leidyomyces Enteromyces Arundinula Enteropogon Taeniella Taeniellopsis Astreptonema Palavascia

References

1. 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,