Perkinsozoa is a proposed phylum of intracellular parasites in the superphylum Alveolata,[1] which was suggested to account for the genus Perkinsus and other protist species that do not fit into existing Alveolata phyla.[2]
Members
Members of this phylum include Perkinsus marinus, Perkinsus olseni and the genus Parvilucifera.[2]
- Class Perkinsea
- Order Perkinsida Levine 1978
- Family Perkinsidae Levine 1978 em. Adl et al. 2005
- Genus Perkinsus Levine 1978
- Family Perkinsidae Levine 1978 em. Adl et al. 2005
- Order Phagodiniida Cavalier-Smith 1993
- Family Phagodiniidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
- Genus Phagodinium Kristiansen 1993
- Family Phagodiniidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
- Order Rastrimonadida Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2004
- Family Rastrimonadidae
- Genus Rastrimonas Brugerolle 2003
- Family Parviluciferaceae Reñé & Alacid 2017
- Genus Dinovorax Alacid & Reñé 2017
- Genus Snorkelia Reñé & Alacid 2017
- Genus Parvilucifera Norén, Moestrup & Rehnstam-Holm 1999
- Family Rastrimonadidae
- Order Perkinsida Levine 1978
Characteristics
Perkinsozoa have been found in marine[2] and limnic environments.[3]