Genus
There are other members in this genus.
- Perkinsus beihaiensis
- Perkinsus chesapeaki
- Perkinsus honshuensis
- Perkinsus mediterraneus
- Perkinsus olseni (synonym Perkinsus atlanticus)
P. chesapeaki infects Baltic clam (Macoma balthica), soft shell clam (Mya arenaria), the stout razor clam (Tagelus plebeius)
P. marinus infects the pleasure oyster (Crassostrea corteziensis), Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Baltic clam (Macoma balthica), hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), soft shell clam (Mya arenaria), white pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)
P. mediterraneus infects the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis).
P. olseni infects several clam species: New Zealand cockle (Austrovenus stutchburyi), Crassostrea ariakensis, venerid clam (Pitar rostrata), Venus clam (Protothaca jedoensis), grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus), Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), Tapes decussatus and the boring clam (Tridacna crocea). It is found in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, New Zealand, Portuguese, Spanish and Uruguayan waters.
The closest relations to this genus are the genera Oxyrrhis, Parvilucifera and Rastrimonas. The ellobiopsids may also be related.
The genus Perkinsoide may be related.
Members of this genus have nine chromosomes.
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