Perkinsidae

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Perkinsidae is a family of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa, a sister group to the dinoflagellates.

Clade:Sar
Clade:Alveolata
Phylum:Perkinsozoa
Class:Perkinsea
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Perkinsidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Perkinsozoa
Class: Perkinsea
Order: Perkinsida
Family: Perkinsidae
Levine, 1978
Genera

2, see text

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Members

It includes Perkinsus species, which are parasitic protozoans, some of which cause disease and mass mortality in wild and farmed molluscs such as oysters.

There are two genera:[1]

  • Perkinsus, a genus of 7 to 8 species
  • Psammosa, a genus of 2 species

Characteristics

Perkinsidae possess plastids which do not contain DNA.[2]

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