''Bonamia'' is a genus of
protists
A protist ( ) or protoctist is any Eukaryote, eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, Embryophyte, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a Clade, natural group, or clade, but are a Paraphyly, paraphyletic grouping of all descendants o ...
belonging to the family
Haplosporiidae.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
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Species:
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Bonamia exitiosa
''Bonamia'' is a genus of the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, commonly known as the bindweed family and named after the French physician and botanist François Bonamy
François Bonamy (10 May 1710 in Nantes – 5 January 1786 in Nan ...
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Bonamia ostreae
''Bonamia ostreae'' is a parasitic rhizarian that can cause lethal infections in shellfish, particularly the European flat oyster, ''Ostrea edulis''. Infection in oysters rarely results in clinical signs of disease and often the only indication o ...
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Bonamia perspora
''Bonamia'' is a genus of the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, commonly known as the bindweed family and named after the French physician and botanist François Bonamy
François Bonamy (10 May 1710 in Nantes – 5 January 1786 in Nan ...
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Bonamia roughleyi
''Bonamia'' is a genus of the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, commonly known as the bindweed family and named after the French physician and botanist François Bonamy
François Bonamy (10 May 1710 in Nantes – 5 January 1786 in Nan ...
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References
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Endomyxa
Rhizaria genera