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''Glugea'' is a genus of microsporidian parasites, predominantly infecting fish. Infections of ''Glugea'' cause
xenoma A xenoma (also known as a 'xenoparasitic complex') is a growth caused by various protists and fungi, most notably microsporidia. It can occur on numerous organisms; however is predominantly found on fish. In most cases the host cell and nucle ...
formation. Currently,
Phylogenetic tree A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny is a graphical representation which shows the evolutionary history between a set of species or taxa during a specific time.Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA. In ...
of this genus seem unreliable, as not enough evidence is present, therefore species with their common hosts are given in a list: * '' G. anomala'' (syn. ''G. weissenbergi'') – a parasite of the
three-spined stickleback The three-spined stickleback (''Gasterosteus aculeatus'') is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its ra ...
and the ninespine stickleback * '' G. atherinae'' – a parasite of the
big-scale sand smelt The big-scale sand smelt (''Atherina boyeri'') is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae. It is a euryhaline amphidromous fish, up to 20 cm in length. Description It is a small pelagic fish species which occurs near the surface in the ...
* '' G. berglax'' – a parasite of the roughhead grenadier * '' G. bychowski'' – a parasite of the Caspian anadromous shad * '' G. capverdensis'' – a parasite of the spotted lanternfish * '' G. heraldi'' – a parasite of the seahorse '' Hippocampus erectus'' * '' G. hertwigi'' – a parasite of the European smelt and the
Rainbow smelt The rainbow smelt (''Osmerus mordax'') is a North American species of fish of the family (biology), family Osmeridae. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. The rainbow smelt prefer juvenile cisco (fish), ciscoes, zooplankton ...
* '' G. nagelia'' – a parasite of the yellowfin hind * '' G. plecoglossi'' – a parasite of the
ayu sweetfish The ayu sweetfish (''Plecoglossus altivelis''), or sweetfish, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus ''Plecoglossus'' and family (biology), family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the Smelt (fish), smelts and other fish in ...
* '' G. sardinellensis'' – a parasite of fish of the genus ''
Sardinella ''Sardinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Dorosomatidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are abundant in warmer waters of the tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults are generally coastal, schooling, marine fish but ...
'' * '' G. shiplei'' – a parasite of fish of the pouting * '' G. stephani'' – a parasite of '' Pleuronectes flesus'', the
winter flounder The winter flounder (''Pseudopleuronectes americanus''), also known as the black back, is a right-eyed ("Sinistral and dextral, dextral") flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to coastal waters of the western north Atlantic Ocean, A ...
, the
English sole English sole (''Parophrys vetulus'') is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in estuaries and near shore areas, at depths of up to . It reaches up to in length, and can ...
, and the Common dab * '' G. vincentiae'' – a parasite of the Australian marine teleost fish, '' Vincentia conspersa'' * '' G. truttae'' – a parasite of the
brown trout The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
'' Spraguea lophii'' has formerly been described as ''G. americanus''. '' Microgemma caulleryi'' that infects the greater sand eel was previously classified as ''G. caulleryi''.


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Microsporidia genera Parasites of fish {{fungus-stub