Perkinsidae
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Perkinsidae
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Perkinsidae is a family of protists in the phylum Perkinsozoa, a sister group to the dinoflagellates.
Members
It includes Perkinsus species, which are parasitic protozoans, some of which cause disease and mass mortality in wild and farmed molluscs such as oysters.
- Parvilucifera, a genus of 3 species[2]
- Perkinsus, a genus of 7 to 8 species
Characteristics
Perkinsidae possess plastids which do not contain DNA.[3]
References
- ↑ Guiry, M. D. & G. M. Guiry. 2013. Perkinsidae. AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 07 September 2013.
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