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Auerbachia

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Auerbachia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Myxosporea
Order: Bivalvulida
Family: Auerbachiidae
Genus: Auerbachia
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]

References

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  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.