Myxidium | |
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Myxidium oviforme | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Myxidiidae |
Genus: | Myxidium Butschli, 1882 |
Myxidium is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myxidiidae. [1] [2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]
Species: [1]
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Louis Euzet was a French parasitologist.
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