Perkinsus

	Perkinsus ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters '' Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Honshuensis ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Qugwadii ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Andrewsi ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') ''Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Olseni ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters '' Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Beihaiensis ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: ''Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') ''Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Mediterraneus ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Chesapeaki ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Marinus ''Perkinsus marinus'' is a species of alveolates belonging to the phylum Perkinsozoa.Joseph, S., et al. (2010)The alveolate ''Perkinsus marinus'': biological insights from EST gene discovery.''BMC Genomics'' 11(1), 228. It is similar to a dinoflagellate. It is known as a prevalent pathogen of oysters, causing massive mortality in oyster populations. The disease it causes is known as dermo or perkinsosis, and is characterized by the degradation of oyster tissues.Bower, S. MSynopsis of infectious diseases and parasites of commercially exploited shellfish: ''Perkinsus marinus'' ("dermo" disease) of oysters.Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2011. The genome of this species has been sequenced. The species originally was named ''Dermocystidium marinum''. Taxonomy ''P. marinus'' is a protozoan of the protist superphylum Alveolata, the alveolates. Its phylum, Perkinsozoa, is a relatively new taxon positioned between the dinoflagellates and the Apicomplexa, and is probably more closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsozoa Perkinsozoa is a proposed phylum of intracellular parasites in the superphylum Alveolata, which was suggested to account for the genus '' Perkinsus'' and other protist species that do not fit into existing Alveolata phyla. Members Members of this phylum include ''Perkinsus marinus'', '' Perkinsus olseni'' and the genus ''Parvilucifera''. * Class Perkinsea Order Perkinsida Levine 1978 * Family Perkinsidae Levine 1978 em. Adl et al. 2005 ** Genus '' Perkinsus'' Levine 1978 Order Phagodiniida Cavalier-Smith 1993 * Family Phagodiniidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 Genus '' Phagodinium'' Kristiansen 1993 Order Rastrimonadida Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2004 * Family Rastrimonadidae Genus '' Rastrimonas'' Brugerolle 2003 * Family Parviluciferaceae Reñé & Alacid 2017 ** Genus '' Dinovorax'' Alacid & Reñé 2017 Genus '' Snorkelia'' Reñé & Alacid 2017 Genus ''Parvilucifera ''Parvilucifera'' is a genus of marine alveolates that parasitise dinofl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea. Some types of oysters are commonly consumed (cooked or raw), and in some locales are regarded as a delicacy. Some types of pearl oysters are harvested for the pearl produced within the mantle. Windowpane oysters are harvested for their translucent shells, which are used to make various kinds of decorative objects. Etymology The word ''oyster'' comes from Old French , and first appeared in English during the 14th century. The French derived from the Latin , the feminine form of , which is the latinisation of the Ancient Greek () 'oyster'. Compare () 'bone'. Types True oysters True oysters are members of the family Ostreidae. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eastern Oyster The eastern oyster (''Crassostrea virginica'')—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use include the Wellfleet oyster, Virginia oyster, Malpeque oyster, Blue Point oyster, Chesapeake Bay oyster, and Apalachicola oyster. ''C. virginica'' ranges from northern New Brunswick through parts of the West Indies and south to Brazil. It is farmed in all of the Maritime provinces of Canada and all Eastern Seaboard and Gulf states of the United States, as well as Puget Sound, Washington, where it is known as the Totten Inlet Virginica. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the nineteenth century and is common in Pearl Harbor. The eastern oyster is an important commercial species. Its distribution has been affected by habitat change; less than 1% of the population present when the first European colonists arrived is thought to remain in the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Perkinsus ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters '' Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Honshuensis ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Qugwadii ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Andrewsi ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') ''Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Olseni ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters '' Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Beihaiensis ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: ''Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') ''Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Mediterraneus ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' ''Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Chesapeaki ''Perkinsus'' is a genus of alveolates in the phylum Perkinsozoa. The genus was erected in 1978 to better treat its type species, ''Perkinsus marinus'', known formerly as ''Dermocystidium marinum''. These are parasitic protozoans that infect molluscs, at least some of which cause disease and mass mortality. ''P. marinus'' is the most notorious, causing the disease perkinsosis, or dermo, in wild and farmed oysters.Petty, D''Perkinsus'' Infections of Bivalve Molluscs.FA178. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 2010. As of 2004, six valid species were in the genus. At least two more have been described since then. Species and common hosts include: '' Perkinsus andrewsi'' on Baltic clam (''Macoma balthica'') '' Perkinsus beihaiensis'' on the oysters ''Magallana hongkongensis'' and '' M. ariakensis'' '' Perkinsus chesapeaki'' on soft-shell clam (''Mya arenaria'') '' Perkinsus honshuensis'' on Manila clam (''Venerupis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsus Marinus ''Perkinsus marinus'' is a species of alveolates belonging to the phylum Perkinsozoa.Joseph, S., et al. (2010)The alveolate ''Perkinsus marinus'': biological insights from EST gene discovery.''BMC Genomics'' 11(1), 228. It is similar to a dinoflagellate. It is known as a prevalent pathogen of oysters, causing massive mortality in oyster populations. The disease it causes is known as dermo or perkinsosis, and is characterized by the degradation of oyster tissues.Bower, S. MSynopsis of infectious diseases and parasites of commercially exploited shellfish: ''Perkinsus marinus'' ("dermo" disease) of oysters.Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2011. The genome of this species has been sequenced. The species originally was named ''Dermocystidium marinum''. Taxonomy ''P. marinus'' is a protozoan of the protist superphylum Alveolata, the alveolates. Its phylum, Perkinsozoa, is a relatively new taxon positioned between the dinoflagellates and the Apicomplexa, and is probably more closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perkinsozoa Perkinsozoa is a proposed phylum of intracellular parasites in the superphylum Alveolata, which was suggested to account for the genus '' Perkinsus'' and other protist species that do not fit into existing Alveolata phyla. Members Members of this phylum include ''Perkinsus marinus'', '' Perkinsus olseni'' and the genus ''Parvilucifera''. * Class Perkinsea Order Perkinsida Levine 1978 * Family Perkinsidae Levine 1978 em. Adl et al. 2005 ** Genus '' Perkinsus'' Levine 1978 Order Phagodiniida Cavalier-Smith 1993 * Family Phagodiniidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 Genus '' Phagodinium'' Kristiansen 1993 Order Rastrimonadida Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2004 * Family Rastrimonadidae Genus '' Rastrimonas'' Brugerolle 2003 * Family Parviluciferaceae Reñé & Alacid 2017 ** Genus '' Dinovorax'' Alacid & Reñé 2017 Genus '' Snorkelia'' Reñé & Alacid 2017 Genus ''Parvilucifera ''Parvilucifera'' is a genus of marine alveolates that parasitise dinofl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea. Some types of oysters are commonly consumed (cooked or raw), and in some locales are regarded as a delicacy. Some types of pearl oysters are harvested for the pearl produced within the mantle. Windowpane oysters are harvested for their translucent shells, which are used to make various kinds of decorative objects. Etymology The word ''oyster'' comes from Old French , and first appeared in English during the 14th century. The French derived from the Latin , the feminine form of , which is the latinisation of the Ancient Greek () 'oyster'. Compare () 'bone'. Types True oysters True oysters are members of the family Ostreidae. This family includes the edible oysters, which mainly belong t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eastern Oyster The eastern oyster (''Crassostrea virginica'')—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster—is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use include the Wellfleet oyster, Virginia oyster, Malpeque oyster, Blue Point oyster, Chesapeake Bay oyster, and Apalachicola oyster. ''C. virginica'' ranges from northern New Brunswick through parts of the West Indies and south to Brazil. It is farmed in all of the Maritime provinces of Canada and all Eastern Seaboard and Gulf states of the United States, as well as Puget Sound, Washington, where it is known as the Totten Inlet Virginica. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the nineteenth century and is common in Pearl Harbor. The eastern oyster is an important commercial species. Its distribution has been affected by habitat change; less than 1% of the population present when the first European colonists arrived is thought to remain in the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]