Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure.[1] This organism can infect a variety of higher life forms including a number of amphibians. For example, this genus is known to be a parasite of the rough-skinned newt, a widespread newt in the western USA.[2]
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| Genus: | Karotomorpha Travis 1934
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| Karotomorpha bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934
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K. bufonis (Dobell 1908) Travis 1934 K. swezei (Grassé 1920) Travis 1934 | |
References
edit- ^ Uniprot Taxonomy: Genus Karotomorpha
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa"), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg [1]
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