Polypodiozoans
Polypodiozoa
Polypodium hydriforme is a species of Cnidarian that parasitizes in the eggs of sturgeon and similar fishes (Acipenseridae and Polyodontidae). It is one of few animals that lives inside the cells of other animals. P. hydriforme is the only species in the class Polypodiozoa.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 474015.