Dermocystida
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Dermocystida is a order of parasitic protist
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Protist
Protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Historically, protists were treated as the kingdom Protista, which includes mostly unicellular organisms that do not fit into the other kingdoms, but this group is contested in modern taxonomy...
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Genera
- Amphibiocystidium
- Amphibiothecum (Dermosporidium)
- DermocystidiumDermocystidiumDermocystidium is a genus of cyst forming parasitic protists of fish, which are the causative agents of dermocystidiosis.- Taxonomic History :...
- Rhinosporidium
- SphaerothecumSphaerothecum destruensSphaerothecum destruens is a parasite of fish. It was first discovered in the United States in association with invasive species including topmouth gudgeon but was found to be the causative agent of a disease in the UK affecting salmonid species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout...
(rosette agent)