Karotomorpha
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure.[1] 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.[2]
| Karotomorpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra |
| Class: | Opalinea |
| Order: | Slopalinida |
| Family: | Proteromonadidae |
| Genus: | Karotomorpha Travis 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Karotomorpha bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 | |
| Species | |
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K. bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 K. swezei (Grassé 1920) Travis 1934 | |
