Ichthyophonus

Ichthyophonus
	Hyphae (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Choanozoa
Subphylum:	Choanofila
Class:	Ichthyosporea
Order:	Ichthyophonida
Genus:	Ichthyophonus; Plehn & Mulsow
Species
	Ichthyophonus hoferi; Ichthyophonus irregularis;

Ichthyophonus is a genus of unicellular eukaryotic parasites of fish. They were once considered to be fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.[1][2]

Species

Ichthyophonus hoferi
Ichthyophonus irregularis

References

Ragan MA, Goggin CL, Cawthorn RJ, et al. (October 1996). "A novel clade of protistan parasites near the animal-fungal divergence". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 (21): 11907–12. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.21.11907. PMC 38157. PMID 8876236.
Hershberger PK, Pacheco CA, Gregg JL, Purcell MK, LaPatra SE (October 2008). "Differential survival of Ichthyophonus isolates indicates parasite adaptation to its host environment". J. Parasitol. (Submitted manuscript). 94 (5): 1055–9. doi:10.1645/GE-1553.1. PMID 18576846.

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[pmid8876236-1] Ragan MA, Goggin CL, Cawthorn RJ, et al. (October 1996). "A novel clade of protistan parasites near the animal-fungal divergence". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 (21): 11907–12. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.21.11907. PMC 38157. PMID 8876236.

[pmid18576846-2] Hershberger PK, Pacheco CA, Gregg JL, Purcell MK, LaPatra SE (October 2008). "Differential survival of Ichthyophonus isolates indicates parasite adaptation to its host environment". J. Parasitol. (Submitted manuscript). 94 (5): 1055–9. doi:10.1645/GE-1553.1. PMID 18576846.