Auerbachia

Auerbachia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Myxosporea
Order: Bivalvulida
Family: Auerbachiidae
Genus:
Meglitsch, 1960

Auerbachia is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Auerbachiidae.[1] The species of this genus are found in Australia.[1]

There are 11 nominal species within the genus Auerbachia.[2] Most members of genus Auerbachia are coelozoic, inhabiting a cavity of an animal's body, except for the species A. hepatica.[2]

List of species:[1]

  • Auerbachia anomala Meglitsch, 1968
  • Auerbachia caranxi Heiniger, Gunter & Adlard, 2011
  • Auerbachia chaetodoni Heiniger, Gunter & Adlard, 2011
  • Auerbachia chakravartyi Narasimhamurti, Kalavati, Anuradha & Padma Dorothy, 1990
  • Auerbachia chorinemusi Padma Dorothy, Kalavati & Vaidchi, 1998
  • Auerbachia hepatica Sarkar, 2006
  • Auerbachia monstrosa Meglitsch, 1968
  • Auerbachia pulchra Lom, Noble & Laird, 1975
  • Auerbachia scomberoidi Heiniger, Gunter & Adlard, 2011

References

  1. ^ a b c "Auerbachia Meglitsch, 1960". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Chandran, Archana; Surendran, Sneha; Gangadharan, Suja; Shamal, Pothody; Binesh, Chemmancherry Puthiyaveettil; Zacharia, Pariyappanal Ulahannan; Sathianandan, Thayyil Valappil; Sanil, Nandiath Karayi (October 2023). "Description and development of Auerbachia ignobili n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) from the giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) from Indian waters". Parasitology International. 96: 102768. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2023.102768.