Ichthyophonus
Genus of protists
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Ichthyophonus is a genus of unicellular eukaryotic parasites of fish. They were once considered to be fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.[2][3]
| Ichthyophonus | |
|---|---|
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| Hyphae (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta |
| Class: | Ichthyosporea |
| Order: | Ichthyophonida |
| Family: | Ichthyophonidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyophonus Plehn & Mulsow 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Ichthyophonus hoferi Plehn & Mulsow 1911 | |
| Species[1] | |
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Species
- Ichthyophonus gasterophilus (Caullery & Mesnil 1905) Sprague 1965
- Ichthyophonus hoferi Plehn & Mulsow 1911
- Ichthyophonus intestinalis Léger & Hesse 1923
- Ichthyophonus irregularis Rand et al. 2000
- Ichthyophonus lotae Leger 1925
