Kudoa
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Kudoa is a genus of Myxozoa and the only genus recognized within the monotypic family Kudoidae. There are approximately 100 species of Kudoa all of which parasitize on marine and estuarine fish.[1] Kudoa are most commonly known and studied for the negative effects the genus has on commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.[2]
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Kudoa | |
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Kudoa septempunctata - spores | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Multivalvulida |
Family: | Kudoidae Meglitsch, 1960 |
Genus: | Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 |
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