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Orchestia

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Orchestia
Orchestia gammarellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Talitridae
Genus: Orchestia
Leach, 1814
Species

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Orchestia is a genus of amphipods in the family Talitridae. Species in Orchestia are parasitized by the Filozoan species Txikispora philomaios.[1]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Urrutia, Ander; Feist, Stephen; Bass, David (2022). "Txikispora philomaios n. sp., n. g., a micro-eukaryotic pathogen of amphipods, reveals parasitism and hidden diversity in Class Filasterea". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 69 (2). doi:10.1111/jeu.12875.
  2. ^ Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Orchestia Leach, 1814". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 11, 2012.