Ichthyophonus | |
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Hyphae (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Holozoa |
Class: | Ichthyosporea |
Order: | Ichthyophonida |
Family: | Ichthyophonidae |
Genus: | Ichthyophonus Plehn & Mulsow 1911 |
Type species | |
Ichthyophonus hoferi Plehn & Mulsow 1911
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Species[1] | |
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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.[2][3]