Fig. 1From: The complete mitochondrial genome of a parasite at the animal-fungal boundaryA schematic representation of the phylogenetic position of Sphaerothecum destruens (reconstructed from [19, 20]). Sphaerothecum destruens belongs to the order Dermocystida which belongs to the class Ichthyosporea. Its taxonomic position is between fungi and animals (Metazoa). Due to the lack of mitochondrial genomes in close relatives, the mitochondrial genome of S. destruens was compared to Amoebidium parasiticum (Ichthyophonida), Ministeria vibrans (Filasterea), Capsaspora owczarzaki (Filasterea), Monosiga brevicollis (Choanoflagellatea) and Oscarella carmela (Demospongiae, Metazoa)Back to article page