''Chloromyxum'' is a genus of parasitic,
myxosporea
Myxosporea is a class of microscopic parasites, belonging to the Myxozoa clade within Cnidaria. They have a complex life cycle which comprises vegetative forms in two hosts, an aquatic invertebrate (generally an annelid but sometimes a bryozoan ...
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cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, predominantly the latter.
Their distinguishing feature is cnidocyt ...
ns belonging to the family
Chloromyxidae
''Chloromyxum'' is a genus of parasitic, myxosporean cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, pr ...
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The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Australia.
Species:
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Chloromyxum argusi
''Chloromyxum'' is a genus of parasitic, myxosporean cnidarians belonging to the family Chloromyxidae
''Chloromyxum'' is a genus of parasitic, myxosporean cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 spec ...
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Chloromyxum atlantoraji
''Chloromyxum'' is a genus of parasitic, myxosporean cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, pr ...
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Chloromyxum caudatum''
References
Chloromyxidae
Cnidarian genera
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