Ichthyophonus hoferi

Ichthyophonus hoferi
Colony of Ichthyophonus hoferi
Hyphas (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi.
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
(unranked):Opisthokonta
(unranked):incertae sedis
Class:Ichthyosporea
Order:Ichthyophonida
Genus:Ichthyophonus
Species: I. hoferi
Binomial name
Ichthyophonus hoferi
Plehn & Mulsow 1911 [2]

Ichthyophonus hoferi is a single-celled protist that occupies a key phylogenetic position to understand the origin of animals. It has chitin cell wall, hyphae, and an amoeboid stage. It is a common parasite of marine and freshwater fishes.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ichthyophonus hoferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017. This taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List, and also is not in the Catalogue of Life.
  2. ↑ Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilungen I 59: 68 (1911)
  3. ↑ Torruella, Guifré; de Mendoza, Alex; Grau-Bové, Xavier; Antó, Meritxell; Chaplin, Mark A.; del Campo, Javier; Eme, Laura; Pérez-Cordón, Gregorio; Whipps, Christopher M. (2015-09-21). "Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi". Current Biology. 25 (18): 2404–2410. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.053. PMID 26365255.
  4. ↑ Mendoza, Leonel; Taylor, John W.; Ajello, Libero (2002). "The class mesomycetozoea: a heterogeneous group of microorganisms at the animal-fungal boundary". Annual Review of Microbiology. 56: 315–344. doi:10.1146/annurev.micro.56.012302.160950. ISSN 0066-4227. PMID 12142489.
  5. ↑ Grau-Bové, Xavier; Torruella, Guifré; Donachie, Stuart; Suga, Hiroshi; Leonard, Guy; Richards, Thomas A.; Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki (2017-07-20). "Dynamics of genomic innovation in the unicellular ancestry of animals". eLife. 6: e26036. doi:10.7554/eLife.26036. ISSN 2050-084X. PMC 5560861. PMID 28726632.
Schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi


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