Protoopalina hylarum
Species of single-celled organism
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Protoopalina hylarum is a species of protozoa in the Opalinidae family, and an amphibian parasite.[2] It was first described in 1911 by Janet W. Raff as Opalina hylarum.[2][1]
| Protoopalina hylarum | |
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| artist: Maynard M. Metcalf (1923), after Janet W. Raff (1911)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra |
| Class: | Opalinea |
| Order: | Opalinida |
| Family: | Opalinidae |
| Genus: | Protoopalina |
| Species: | P. hylarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoopalina hylarum (Raff, 1911) | |
Hosts
This parasite has been found in the green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea,[3] but has also been reported in the Cane toad (Rhinella marina).[4][5]
