Ichthyosporea

Ichthyosporea
Temporal range: Ediacaran–recent
"Sphaeroforma arctica"
Sphaeroforma arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Amorphea
Clade: Obazoa
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
Class: Ichthyosporea
Cavalier-Smith, 1998[1]
Orders
Synonyms

Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002

The Ichthyosporea (or DRIP clade, or Mesomycetozoea) are a small group of Opisthokonta in Eukaryota (formerly protists), mostly parasites of fish and other animals.

  1. ^ Cavalier-Smith, T. 1998. Neomonada and the origin of animals and fungi. In: Coombs GH, Vickerman K, Sleigh MA, Warren A (ed.) Evolutionary relationships among protozoa. Kluwer, London, pp. 375-407,