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Order MINISPORIDA Sprague, 1972


Compiler and date details

November 2014 - Checked by Peter O’Donoghue, The University of Queensland.

July 2010 - Data provided by Peter O’Donoghue, entered in AFD by ABRS.

Introduction

Minute spores with rudimentary polar filament opening laterally.

Based on ribosomal DNA sequence data, the Microsporidia are recognised as Fungi and not Protists. At present Australian Biological Resource Study has retained the Microsporidia as a phylum in the Protists for historical comparative purposes.

 

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-Nov-2014 MICROSPORIDIA Balbiani, 1882 10-Dec-2014 MODIFIED
26-Jul-2012 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
22-Aug-2011 ADDED