Octomitus

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Giardiida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Protozoa
Subregnum: Eozoa
Infraregnum: Excavata
Phylum: Metamonada
Subphylum: Trichozoa
Superclassis: Eopharyngia
Classis: Trepomonadea
Subclassis: Diplozoa
Ordo: Giardiida

Familia: Octomitidae
Genus: Octomitus
Species: O. acuminatus – O. elongatus – O. intestinalis – O. neglectus – O. periplanetae – O. pulcher

Name

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Octomitus Prowazek, Arb. Kaiserl. Gesundheitsamte 21: 38 (1904) ("Oktomitus")

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Syndyomita Lavier, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Mém. Soc. Biol. Fil. 121: 1180 (1936)

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Kulda, J. & Nohýnková, E. 1978. Flagellates of the human intestine and of intestines of other species. In: Kreier, J. P. (Ed.), Parasitic Protozoa. Intestinal flagellates, histomonads, trichomonads, amoeba, opalinids, and ciliates. New York-San Francisco-London: Academic Press, 2: 1-138. Reference page
  • Keeling, P.J., & Brugerolle, G. 2006. Evidence from SSU rRNA phylogeny that Octomitus is a sister lineage to Giardia. Protist 157(2): 205–212. DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2006.01.003