Preferred term
Microsporidia
Type
Type of entity- Organism
Broader concept
Broader conceptNarrower concepts
Narrower concepts.Entry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Microspora (Protozoa)
- Microsporida
- microsporidians
Source
Source for the description of the concept.- Rank of Phylum in the Kingdom Protozoa, according to Ruggiero, et. al. "A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms".PLoS One, 10 (2015). Previously, the microsporidians were considered as Protozoa then moved to Kingdom Fungi (Hibbett et. al. and Ruggiero et. al.). Now considered as Protozoa.
Field 001 in MARC Authority Format
- 54796
Has taxonomic rank
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.English
- Microsporidia
- Microspora (Protozoa)
- Microsporida
- microsporidians
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7447