Genus of parasitic cercozoan
| Tetramyxa | |
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| T. parasitica in Ruppia tubers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Endomyxa |
| Class: | Phytomyxea |
| Order: | Plasmodiophorida |
| Family: | Plasmodiophoridae |
| Genus: | Tetramyxa K. Goebel, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Tetramyxa parasitica K. Goebel, 1884 | |
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Tetramyxa is a cercozoan protist, member of the plasmodiophores, parasite of several flowering plants. It was first described by Karl von Goebel in 1884, in his work Flora. The genus is characterized by the appearance of resting spores (or cysts) in groups of four.
Taxonomy
There are two accepted species:
- Tetramyxa parasitica K. Goebel, 1884 (=Thecaphora ruppiae W. A. Setchell, 1924) – parasite of Zannichellia, Potamogeton and Ruppia roots.
- Tetramyxa marina Y. Lipkin & A. Avidor, 1974 – parasite of Halophila stipulacea petioles.
The following additional species, though recognized as Tetramyxa, are listed as doubtful in some sources:
- 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
- ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- K.I. Goebel (1884). "Tetramyxa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
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