Karotomorpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Phylum: | Placidozoa |
Class: | Opalinea |
Order: | Slopalinida |
Family: | Proteromonadidae |
Genus: | Karotomorpha |
Karotomorpha is a genus of parasites with a flagellum structure. This organism can infect a variety of higher life forms including a number of amphibians. For example, this genus is known to be a parasite of the rough-skinned newt, a widespread newt in the western USA.