Henneguya zschokkei: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the henneguya zschokkei lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Henneguya zschokkei
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Bivalvulida
Family	Myxobolidae

Where does the henneguya zschokkei live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the henneguya zschokkei in 1 country or territory across North America.

Canada

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the henneguya zschokkei?

The henneguya zschokkei (Henneguya zschokkei) is a cnidarian in the order Bivalvulida and the family Myxobolidae, genus Henneguya. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the henneguya zschokkei

Henneguya zschokkei or Henneguya salminicola is a species of a myxosporean endoparasite. It afflicts several salmon and trout in the genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo, where it causes milky flesh or tapioca disease. H. zschokkei does not require oxygen to survive and is notable for being one of the very few multicellular organisms in the animal kingdom to rely on an exclusively anaerobic metabolism. It is also notable for its lack of both mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Henneguya zschokkei (revision 1381448477), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q16983022 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).