''Loma'' is a genus of
microsporidia
Microsporidia are a group of spore-forming unicellular parasites. These spores contain an extrusion apparatus that has a coiled polar tube ending in an anchoring disc at the apical part of the spore.Franzen, C. (2005). How do Microsporidia inva ...
n parasites, infecting fish. The taxonomic position of ''Loma'' in the family
Glugeidae has been questioned by DNA sequencing results.
Species include
* ''
Loma acerinae'' - formerly placed in ''
Glugea
''Glugea'' is a genus of Microsporidia, microsporidian parasites, predominantly infecting fish.
Infections of ''Glugea'' cause xenoma formation.
Currently, Phylogenetic tree of this genus seem unreliable, as not enough evidence is present, th ...
''
* ''
Loma branchialis'' - the type species
* ''
Loma camerounensis'' - a parasite of the
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
fish, ''
Oreochromis niloticus''
* ''
Loma dimorpha''
* ''
Loma morhua''
* ''
Loma myriophis'' - parasite of the
ophichthid fish, ''
Myrophis
''Myrophis'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* '' Myrophis anterodorsalis'' McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (longfin worm eel)
* '' My ...
platyrhynchus''
* ''
Loma salmonae'' - a parasite of Pacific salmon, ''
Oncorhynchus
''Oncorhynchus'', from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (''ónkos''), meaning "bend", and ῥύγχος (''rhúnkhos''), meaning "snout", is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native to col ...
'' spp.
* ''
Loma trichiuri - a parasite of a marine
trichiurid fish, ''Trichiurus savala''
References
Microsporidia genera
Parasites of fish
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