''Fibrillanosema crangonycis'' is a species of

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

in the phylum

Microsporidia Microsporidia are a group of spore-forming unicellular parasites. These spores contain an extrusion apparatus that has a coiled polar tube ending in an anchoring disc at the apical part of the spore. They were once considered protozoans or prot ...

. This species is morphologically identical to uncharacterized

microsporidia Microsporidia are a group of spore-forming unicellular parasites. These spores contain an extrusion apparatus that has a coiled polar tube ending in an anchoring disc at the apical part of the spore. They were once considered protozoans or prot ...

from populations of North American

amphipod Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...

s. It is, however, distinct from microsporidia found in European populations of amphipods.

References

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Invasion Success of ''Fibrillanosema crangonycis'', N.SP., N.G.: a novel vertically transmitted microsporidian parasite from the invasive amphipod host ''Crangonyx pseudogracilis''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5446438 Microsporidia