Taxonomy of the apicomplexan symbionts of coral, including Corallicolida ord. nov., reassignment of the genus Gemmocystis, and description of new species Corallicola aquarius gen. nov. sp. nov. and Anthozoaphila gnarlus gen. nov. sp. nov.
W. K. Kwong, N. T. Irwin, V. Mathur, I. Na, N. Okomoto, M. J. Vermeij, P. J. Keeling
The paper describes new apicomplexan symbionts of corals, establishes a new order and family, and reassigns a genus based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2020Microbiology