Philasterides is a genus of ciliates in the order Philasteridae.
The species P. dicentrarchi was previously considered a junior synonym of Miamiensis avidus.Jung S J, Kitamura SI, Song JY, Oh MJ (2007). Miamiensis avidus (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatida) causes systemic infection of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus and is a senior synonym of Philasterides dicentrarchi. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73: 227–234. doi: 10.3354/dao073227 However, recent physiological and molecular studies have shown that P. dicentrarchi and M. avidus are different species.D Felipe AP, Lamas J, Sueiro RA, Folgueira I, Leiro JM (2017). New data on flatfish scuticociliatosis reveal that Miamiensis avidus and Philasterides dicentrarchi are different species. Parasitology 29: 1-18. doi: 10.1017/S0031182017000749
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