Corallochytrium

Corallochytrium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Amorphea
Clade:	Pluriformea
Class:	; Cavalier-Smith 1998
Order:	; Cavalier-Smith 1995
Family:	; Cavalier-Smith 1995
Genus:	; Raghu-Kumar 1987
Type species
	Corallochytrium limacisporum; O’Kelly & Nerad 1999
Species
	C. limacisporum;

Corallochytrium belongs to the class of Corallochytrea. It is either a sister group to Ichthyosporea together forming Teretosporea,^[2] or a sister group to Syssomonas together forming Pluriformea.^[3]

Corallochytrium limacisporum is the only species of Corallochytrium known so far. It was first discovered and named in the Arabian Sea’s coral lagoons by Kaghu-Kumar in 1987. It was first thought to be a member of the fungi-like thraustochytrids, however, this was later disproven due to Corallochytriums lack of cilia and sagenogenetosome. Little research has been done on the life cycle or morphology. Most research concerning this genus has been done to uncover the evolution of animals and fungi, as Corallochytrium possess both animal and fungal enzymatic trademarks (C-14 reductase and α-AAR respectively).

^ Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki; Donachie, Stuart; Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna; Roger, Andrew J.; Paley, Richard; Nichols, Krista M.; Whipps, Christopher M.; Pérez-Cordón, Gregorio; Eme, Laura (2015-09-21). "Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi". Current Biology. 25 (18): 2404–2410. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.053. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 26365255.
^ Torruella, Guifré; De Mendoza, Alex; Grau-Bové, Xavier; Antó, Meritxell; Chaplin, Mark A.; Del Campo, Javier; et al. (September 2015). "Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi". Current Biology. 25 (18): 2404–2410. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.053. PMID 26365255.
^ Tikhonenkov, Denis V.; Mikhailov, Kirill V.; Hehenberger, Elisabeth; Karpov, Sergei A.; Prokina, Kristina I.; Esaulov, Anton S.; et al. (November 2020). "New Lineage of Microbial Predators Adds Complexity to Reconstructing the Evolutionary Origin of Animals". Current Biology. 30 (22): 4500–4509.e5. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.061. PMID 32976804.

[1] Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki; Donachie, Stuart; Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna; Roger, Andrew J.; Paley, Richard; Nichols, Krista M.; Whipps, Christopher M.; Pérez-Cordón, Gregorio; Eme, Laura (2015-09-21). "Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi". Current Biology. 25 (18): 2404–2410. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.053. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 26365255.

[2] Torruella, Guifré; De Mendoza, Alex; Grau-Bové, Xavier; Antó, Meritxell; Chaplin, Mark A.; Del Campo, Javier; et al. (September 2015). "Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi". Current Biology. 25 (18): 2404–2410. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.053. PMID 26365255.

[ChoanoEvo-3] Tikhonenkov, Denis V.; Mikhailov, Kirill V.; Hehenberger, Elisabeth; Karpov, Sergei A.; Prokina, Kristina I.; Esaulov, Anton S.; et al. (November 2020). "New Lineage of Microbial Predators Adds Complexity to Reconstructing the Evolutionary Origin of Animals". Current Biology. 30 (22): 4500–4509.e5. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.061. PMID 32976804.

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