Ichthyosporea Temporal range:
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Sphaeroforma arctica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Amorphea |
Clade: | Obazoa |
(unranked): | Opisthokonta |
(unranked): | Holozoa |
Class: | Ichthyosporea Cavalier-Smith, 1998[1] |
Orders | |
Synonyms | |
Mesomycetozoa Mendoza et al., 2002 |
The Ichthyosporea (or DRIP clade, or Mesomycetozoea) are a small group of Opisthokonta in Eukaryota (formerly protists), mostly parasites of fish and other animals.