Ichthyophonus

Ichthyophonus
	Hyphae (or germ tubes) and schizonts of Ichthyophonus hoferi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Holozoa
Class:	Ichthyosporea
Order:	Ichthyophonida
Family:	Ichthyophonidae
Genus:	Ichthyophonus; Plehn & Mulsow 1911
Type species
	Ichthyophonus hoferi; Plehn & Mulsow 1911
Species
	I. gasterophilus; I. hoferi; I. intestinalis; I. irregularis; I. lotae;

Ichthyophonus is a genus of unicellular eukaryotic parasites of fish. They were once considered to be fungi, but phylogenetic evidence suggests they are protists related to both fungi and animals.^[2]^[3]

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