Loma (microsporidian)

Loma is a genus of microsporidian 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
• Loma branchialis – the type species
• Loma camerounensis – a parasite of the cichlid fish, Oreochromis niloticus
• Loma dimorpha
• Loma morhua
• Loma myriophis – parasite of the ophichthid fish, Myrophis platyrhynchus
• Loma salmonae – a parasite of Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus spp.
• Loma trichiuri - a parasite of a marine trichiurid fish, Trichiurus savala

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