Perkinsea
| Perkinsea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Subphylum: | Perkinsozoa |
| Class: | Perkinsea |
| Synonyms | |
|
Perkinsasida | |
Perkinsea is a class of alveolates.
Taxonomy
Perkinsus is a genus in the class Perkinsea that is a parasite of bivalve mollusks; it displays a number of features characteristic of the dinoflagellates including laterally inserted heterodynamic flagella. However, it has been settled that Perkinsus does not belong into the phyla dinoflagellat, but rather into the phylum Perkinsozoa.[1]
Two other genera have been described in this class — Cryptophagus (now renamed Rastrimonas) and Parvilucifera.
References
- ↑ Norén, Fredrik; Moestrup, Øjvind; Rehnstam-Holm, Ann-Sofi (October 1999). "Parvilucifera infectans norén et moestrup gen. et sp. nov. (perkinsozoa phylum nov.): a parasitic flagellate capable of killing toxic microalgae". European Journal of Protistology. 35 (3): 233–254. doi:10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80001-7.
- "Perkinsea". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 27997.
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