Loma is a genus of
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 pr ...
n parasites, infecting fish. The taxonomic position of ''Loma'' in the family
Glugeidae has been questioned by DNA sequencing results.
Species include
* ''
Loma acerinae'' - formerly placed in ''
Glugea''
* ''
Loma branchialis'' - the type species
* ''
Loma camerounensis'' - a parasite of the
cichlid fish, ''
Oreochromis
''Oreochromis'' is a large genus of oreochromine cichlids, fishes endemic to Africa and the Middle East. A few species from this genus have been introduced far outside their native range and are important in aquaculture. Many others have very ...
niloticus''
* ''
Loma dimorpha''
* ''
Loma morhua''
* ''
Loma myriophis'' - parasite of the
ophichthid fish, ''
Myrophis platyrhynchus''
* ''
Loma salmonae'' - a parasite of Pacific salmon, ''
Oncorhynchus'' spp.
* ''
Loma trichiuri - a parasite of a marine
trichiurid fish, ''Trichiurus savala''
References
Microsporidia genera
Parasites of fish
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