Cnidospora Explained

Cnidospora is a defunct subphylum of microscopic spore-forming parasites in the defunct phylum Protozoa. The subphylum was divided into two classes,[1] the Myxosporidea (now classified as higher-animals, i.e. Metazoa[2]) and the Microsporidea (now classified as fungi).

Notes and References

  1. 11. 1. 7–20. Honigberg. B. M.. W. Balamuth . E. C. Bovee . J. O. Corliss . M. Gojdics . R. P. Hall . R. R. Kudo . N. D. Levine . A. R. Lobblich . J. Weiser . A Revised Classification of the Phylum Protozoa. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 1964. 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1964.tb01715.x . 14119564.
  2. Smothers . J. F. . Von Dohlen . C. D. . Smith Jr . L. H. . Spall . R. D. . Molecular evidence that the myxozoan protists are metazoans . Science . 265 . 5179 . 1719–1721 . 1994 . 8085160 . 10.1126/science.8085160. 1994Sci...265.1719S .

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