Ichthyophonida is an order of
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...
eukaryotes.
Taxonomy
Members of Ichthyophonida include:
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Amoebidiaceae
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Amoebidium''
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Amoebidium appalachense''
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Amoebidium parasiticum''
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Paramoebidiidae
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Paramoebidium''
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Paramoebidium avitruviense''
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Paramoebidium corpulentum''
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Paramoebidium curvum''
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Paramoebidium ecdyonuridae''
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Paramoebidium hamatum''
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Paramoebidium stipula''
*Ichthyophonida
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
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Anurofeca''
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Anurofeca richardsi''
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Creolimax''
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Creolimax fragrantissima''
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Ichthyophonus''
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Ichthyophonus hoferi''
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Ichthyophonus irregularis''
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Ichthyophonus'' sp. ex ''
Theragra chalcogramma
The Alaska pollock or walleye pollock (''Gadus chalcogrammus'') is a marine fish species of the cod genus ''Gadus'' and family Gadidae.
It is a semi-pelagic schooling fish widely distributed in the North Pacific, with largest concentrations fo ...
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Pseudoperkinsus''
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Pseudoperkinsus tapetii'' - a parasite of
clam
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Psorospermium''
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Psorospermium haeckeli''
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Sphaeroforma''
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Sphaeroforma arctica''
- a parasite of
amphipods
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Sphaeroforma gastrica''
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Sphaeroforma napiecek''
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Sphaeroforma nootkatensis''
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Sphaeroforma sirkka''
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Sphaeroforma tapetis''
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Caullerya''
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Caullerya mesnili''
References
Mesomycetozoea
Parasitic opisthokonts
Opisthokont orders
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