Kudoa
| Kudoa | |
|---|---|
| Kudoa septempunctata - spores | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxozoa |
| Order: | Multivalvulida |
| Family: | Kudoidae Meglitsch, 1960 |
| Genus: | Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 |
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Kudoa is a genus of Myxozoa and the only genus recognized within the monotypic family Kudoidae. There are approximately 100 species of Kudoa all of which parasitize on marine and estuarine fish. Kudoa are most commonly known and studied for the negative effects the genus has on commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.