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 1934K. swezei(Grassé 1920) Travis 1934

Last updated May 05, 2025

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

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[1] Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha

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

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