Auerbachia

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

Last updated September 20, 2025

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 2 3 "Auerbachia Meglitsch, 1960". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
1 2 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.

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[GBIF-1] 1 2 3 "Auerbachia Meglitsch, 1960". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 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.

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