Tetramyxa

Tetramyxa
T. parasitica in Ruppia tubers
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Endomyxa
Class: Phytomyxea
Order: Plasmodiophorida
Family: Plasmodiophoridae
Genus:
K. Goebel, 1884[1]
Type species
Tetramyxa parasitica
K. Goebel, 1884[1]
Species
  • T. elaeagni
  • T. marina
  • T. parasitica
  • T. rhizophaga
  • T. triglochinis
Synonyms
  • Molliardia R. Maire & A. Tison, 1911
  • Thecaphora W. A. Setchell, 1924

Tetramyxa is a cercozoan protist, member of the plasmodiophores, parasite of several flowering plants.[2] It was first described by Karl von Goebel in 1884, in his work Flora.[1] The genus is characterized by the appearance of resting spores (or cysts) in groups of four.[3]

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