Glugea

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Kingdom Fungi Class Haplophasea Family Glugeidae Rank Genus		Division Microsporidia Order Glugeida Scientific name Glugea

Similar Microsporidia, Dactylogyrus vastator, Henneguya zschokkei, Encephalitozoon, Lernaeocera branchialis

austrolebias nigripinnis franquia glugea

Glugea is a genus of microsporidian parasites, predominantly infecting fish.

Species include

Glugea anomala

Glugea atherinae

Glugea capverdensis - a parasite of the fish Myctophum punctatum

Glugea caulleryi - a parasite of the greater sand eel Hyperoplus lanceolatus (a teleost fish)

Glugea heraldi - a parasite of the seahorse Hippocampus erectus

Glugea hertwigi - a parasite of the smelts Osmerus eperlanus and Osmerus mordax

Glugea merluccii - a parasite of the fish Merluccius hubbsi

Glugea nagelia - a parasite of the yellowfin hind, Cephalopholis hemistiktos

Glugea plecoglossi

Glugea shiplei - a parasite of fish of the genus Trisopterus

Glugea stephani - a parasite of the winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (a pleuronectid flatfish)

Glugea vincentiae - a parasite of the Australian marine teleost fish, Vincentia conspersa

Glugea weissenbergi

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