Philasterides
| Philasterides | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Clade: | Sar | 
| Clade: | Alveolata | 
| Phylum: | Ciliophora | 
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea | 
| Order: | Philasterida | 
| Family: | Philasteridae | 
| Genus: | Kahl, 1931 | 
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Philasterides is a genus of ciliates in the order Philasteridae.[1]
The species P. dicentrarchi was previously considered a junior synonym of Miamiensis avidus.[2] However, recent physiological and molecular studies have shown that P. dicentrarchi and M. avidus are different species.[3]
References
- ^ "Philasterides". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Jung S J, Kitamura SI, Song JY, Oh MJ (2007). Miamiensis avidus (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatida) causes systemic infection of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus and is a senior synonym of Philasterides dicentrarchi. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73: 227–234. doi: 10.3354/dao073227
- ^ D Felipe AP, Lamas J, Sueiro RA, Folgueira I, Leiro JM (2017). New data on flatfish scuticociliatosis reveal that Miamiensis avidus and Philasterides dicentrarchi are different species. Parasitology 29: 1-18. doi: 10.1017/S0031182017000749
External links
 Data related to Philasterides at Wikispecies Data related to Philasterides at Wikispecies