Philasterides

Philasterides is a genus of ciliates in the order Philasteridae.[1]

Philasterides
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Oligohymenophorea
Subclass:
Scuticociliatia
Order:
Philasterida
Family:
Philasteridae
Genus:
Philasterides

Kahl, 1931
Species

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
  1. "Philasterides". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. 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
  3. 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


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