Molliardia

<i>Tetramyxa</i>

Tetramyxa

Genus of parasitic cercozoan

Tetramyxa is a cercozoan protist, member of the plasmodiophores, parasite of several flowering plants.[2] It was first described by Karl von Goebel in 1884, in his work Flora.[1] The genus is characterized by the appearance of resting spores (or cysts) in groups of four.[3]

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Taxonomy

There are two accepted species:[2][4]

The following additional species, though recognized as Tetramyxa, are listed as doubtful in some sources:[2]

  • Tetramyxa rhizophaga D. Lihnell, 1942 – parasite of Juniperus communis roots.
  • Tetramyxa triglochinis M. Molliard, 1909 (=Molliardia triglochinis (M. Molliard) R. Maire & A. Tison, 1911) – parasite of Triglochin maritimum stems, ovaries and stamens.
  • Tetramyxa elaeagni Y. Yendo & K. Takase, 1932 – parasite of Elaeagnus multiflora roots.

References

  1. [1]
    Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung [Flora or General Botanical Newspaper] (PDF) (in German). Vol. 67. Regensburgische Botanische Gesellschaft von 1790 e.V. 1884. p. 517.
  2. [2]
    Dick, Michael W. (2001). Straminipilous Fungi: Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids and Similar Organisms (1 ed.). Springer Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-9733-3. ISBN 978-94-015-9733-3. S2CID 28755980.
  3. [3]
    Braselton JP (1 March 1990). "Ultrastructure and karyology of Tetramyxa parasitica (Plasmodiophoromycetes)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (3): 594–598. doi:10.1139/b90-078.
  4. [4]
    K.I. Goebel (1884). "Tetramyxa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.


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