Txikispora is a genus of parasitic protists made up solely of the species Txikispora philomaios. It is the only genus in the family Txikisporidae, which is a member of the class Filasterea and is closely related to Ministeriidae. The lineage was first described in 2022 based on specimens identified from the United Kingdom. The species represents a previously undiscovered type of life that diverged extremely early from animals and fungi.[1] It parasitizes amphipods in the genera Echinogammarus and Orchestia and most frequently infects their hemolymph and hemocytes.
^"Txikispora philomaios, a parasite that will help to explain the origin of animal multicellularity". ScienceDaily. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
Txikispora is a genus of parasitic protists made up solely of the species Txikispora philomaios. It is the only genus in the family Txikisporidae, which...
Talitridae. Species in Orchestia are parasitized by the Filozoan species Txikispora philomaios. The genus contains the following species: Orchestia aestuarensis...
species belonging to the genera Ministeria, Pigoraptor, Capsaspora, and Txikispora, united by the structure of their thread-like pseudopods. Pluriformea...
berilloni. Species in Echinogammarus are parasitized by the Filozoan species Txikispora philomaios. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Echinogammarus...
Holozoa. The characteristics of the Rel homology region of the filastereanTxikispora philomaios was highly similar to Tunicaraptor unikontum, suggesting a...
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