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''