Tetramyxa | |
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T. parasitica in Ruppia tubers | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Endomyxa |
Class: | Phytomyxea |
Order: | Plasmodiophorida |
Family: | Plasmodiophoridae |
Genus: | Tetramyxa K. Goebel, 1884[1] |
Type species | |
Tetramyxa parasitica | |
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Tetramyxa is a cercozoan protist, member of the plasmodiophores, parasite of several flowering plants.[2] It was first described by Karl von Goebel in 1884, in his work Flora.[1] The genus is characterized by the appearance of resting spores (or cysts) in groups of four.[3]
There are two accepted species:[2][4]
The following additional species, though recognized as Tetramyxa, are listed as doubtful in some sources:[2]