Karotomorpha

Karotomorpha
Scientific classification
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Placidozoa
Class:	Opalinea
Order:	Slopalinida
Family:	Proteromonadidae
Genus:	Karotomorpha; Travis 1934
Type species
	Karotomorpha bufonis; (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934
Species
	K. bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 K. swezei (Grassé 1920) Travis 1934

Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure.^[1] This organism can infect a variety of higher life forms including a number of amphibians. For example, this genus is known to be a parasite of the rough-skinned newt, a widespread newt in the western USA.^[2]

References[]

^ Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha
^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg [1]

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[1] Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha

[2] C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg [1]

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