Karotomorpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Phylum: | Placidozoa |
Class: | Opalinea |
Order: | Slopalinida |
Family: | Proteromonadidae |
Genus: | Karotomorpha Travis 1934 |
Type species | |
Karotomorpha bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 | |
Species | |
K. bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 K. swezei (Grassé 1920) Travis 1934 |
Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure. 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.
References
- Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg
Taxon identifiers | |
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Karotomorpha |
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