Additionally, a new species of microsporidia was recently found in a wild caught " C . elegans " that genome sequencing places in the same " Nematocida " genus as prior microsporidia seen in these nematodes.
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Hibbett and colleagues suggest that this analysis does not clash with their classification of the Fungi, and although the Microsporidia are elevated to phylum status, it is acknowledged that further analysis is required to clarify evolutionary relationships within this group.
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Studies have found that water borne, gastrointestinal parasites such as " Cryptosporidium " sp ., " Microsporidia " sp ., and " Giardia " sp . are genetically identical when found in livestock, humans, and gorillas; particularly along theborder of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.
