Morphological and molecular characterisation of two closely related species: Myxobolus tihanyensis n. sp. and Myxobolus sandrae Reuss, 1906 [PDF]
Based on spore morphology and small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences, we describe a new Myxobolus species, Myxobolus tihanyensis n. sp., parasitizing the European perch (Perca fluviatilis) from Lake Balaton in Hungary. The brownish plasmodia were found in
Graciela Colunga-Ramírez +5 more
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Oocyte degeneration in Pygocentrus nattereri induced by Myxobolus sp. (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
The red piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) is a carnivorous fish of significant ecological and economic value, widely distributed across tropical and neotropical regions of South America, particularly within the Amazon basin.
Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Souza Júnior +5 more
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Biodiversity and five novel species of myxozoan parasites in Barbonymus spp. (Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes) from Malaysia [PDF]
Up to this time, only five myxosporean species have been documented from fishes of the Barbonymus genus. Due to a limited number of myxozoan studies conducted in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, the diversity of this parasite group remains ...
Nadhirah Syafiqah Suhaimi +5 more
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Myxozoan survey of thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus reinforces successful radiation of Myxobolus in mugiliform hosts [PDF]
A myxozoan survey was performed on specimens of thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus (Risso) captured from the Douro River estuary, northern Portugal. Eleven new species, all belonging to the genus Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (M. abdominalis n.
Guimarães José +4 more
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Clinical signs, morphological and phylogenetic characterization of Myxozoan spp. infecting Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt [PDF]
Context Myxosporean endoparasites (phylum cnidarian) are critical pathogens that affect both wild and cultured freshwater and marine water fishes globally causing huge economic losses and high mortalities.
Doaa A. Yassen +4 more
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Taxonomy and systematics of 2 new species of myxozoans (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) parasitizing the gills of Iheringichthys labrosus (Teleostei: Pimelodidae) from southeastern Brazil [PDF]
During a survey of myxozoan infections in fishes from the Pardo River, Paranapanema River basin, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2 new species – Henneguya avareensis n. sp. and Myxobolus iheringichthys n. sp.
Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira +5 more
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Myxobolus, a major harmful type of myxospora, is one of the main parasitic pathogens of freshwater fish. Once myxoboliosis occurs, treatment can be extremely difficult.
Yangping Ou, Geng Yi, Ou Yangping
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Occurrence of Myxobolus spp. (Myxozoa) in the blood of Metynnis lippincottianus (Osteichthyes: Serrasalmidae) from eastern Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Myxozoans are obligatory parasites and can be found in various organs and bloodstreams of fish, thus, the objective of this work was to describe the occurrence of Myxobolus spp.
Nyelle Priscila Brito Façanha +6 more
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Myxobolus dabryi n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) Infecting the Gills of Chanodichthys dabryi, Bleeker, 1871 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in Hunan Province, China [PDF]
Culters are a popular and economically important carnivorous freshwater fish, widely distributed in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in China. An investigation of Myxozoa was conducted to enhance the understanding of Myxozoan diversity in Culters in China ...
Xiaojing Zhao +8 more
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MYXOBOLUS INFESTATION IN OVARIES OF SHARPTOOTH CATFISH, CLARIAS GARIEPINUS [PDF]
The main aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and postmortem findings, seasonal prevalence, and histopathological alterations that are caused by probably a new species of Myxobolus in ovaries of sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, in ...
A.A. ELKAMEL, A. TANTAWY
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