Pleistophora

Pleistophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Rozellomycota
Class: Microsporidia
Family: Pleistophoridae
Genus: Pleistophora
Gurley 1893

Pleistophora is a genus of microsporidian parasites. Pleistophora are fish parasites, known to affect Neon Tetra. [1][2]

Species

References

  1. ^ Esmail, Michael Y.; Astrofsky, Keith M.; Lawrence, Christian; Serluca, Fabrizio C. (2015), "The Biology and Management of the Zebrafish", Laboratory Animal Medicine, Elsevier, pp. 1015–1062, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409527-4.00020-1, ISBN 978-0-12-409527-4, retrieved 2026-02-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  2. ^ "Pleistophorosis - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-04.