Myzozoa

Myzozoa
Myzozoa membrane structure
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Clade:
Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2004
Phyla

Myzozoa[1] is a grouping of specific phyla within Alveolata,[2][3] that either feed through myzocytosis, or were ancestrally capable of feeding through myzocytosis.[1]

It is sometimes described as a phylum, containing the major subphyla Dinozoa and Apicomplexa, plus minor subphyla.[4]

The term Myzozoa superseded the previous term Miozoa, by the same authority, and gave a slightly altered meaning.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cavalier-Smith, T.; Chao, E. E. (2004-09-06). "Protalveolate phylogeny and systematics and the origins of Sporozoa and dinoflagellates (phylum Myzozoa nom. nov.)". European Journal of Protistology. 40 (3): 185–212. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2004.01.002. ISSN 0932-4739.
  2. ^ Leander BS, Hoppenrath M (February 2008). "Ultrastructure of a novel tube-forming, intracellular parasite of dinoflagellates: Parvilucifera prorocentri sp. nov. (Alveolata, Myzozoa)". Eur. J. Protistol. 44 (1): 55–70. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2007.08.004. PMID 17936600.
  3. ^ "Alveolates". Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  4. ^ Cavalier-Smith T (June 2004). "Only six kingdoms of life". Proc. Biol. Sci. 271 (1545): 1251–62. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2705. PMC 1691724. PMID 15306349.