A new myxozoan parasitizing Mesonauta festivus (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the lake region in the municipality of Tartarugalzinho, Eastern Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThe Amazon is the largest river basin in the world and it is home to the greatest diversity of freshwater fish in the world. Mesonauta festivus is a cichlid popularly known as flag cichlid, widely distributed throughout South America.
Abthyllane Amaral de Carvalho +7 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]
ParasitologyDuring 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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Apoptotic gene loss in Cnidaria is associated with transition to parasitism [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The phylum Cnidaria consists of several morphologically diverse classes including Anthozoa, Cubozoa, Hydrozoa, Polypodiozoa, Scyphozoa, Staurozoa, and Myxozoa.
Alexander M. Neverov +5 more
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Agent of Whirling Disease Meets Orphan Worm: Phylogenomic Analyses Firmly Place Myxozoa in Cnidaria
PLoS ONE, 2013 Myxozoa are microscopic obligate endoparasites with complex live cycles. Representatives are Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of whirling disease in salmonids, and the enigmatic "orphan worm" Buddenbrockia plumatellae parasitizing in Bryozoa ...
Maximilian P Nesnidal +2 more
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The Notch pathway in Metazoa: a comparative analysis across cnidarians and beyond [PDF]
EvoDevoThe Notch signalling pathway is a conserved regulator of cellular processes, including differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, across Metazoa.
Alena Lövy +5 more
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Solving the Myxidium rhodei (Myxozoa) puzzle: insights into its phylogeny and host specificity in Cypriniformes [PDF]
ParasiteMyxidium rhodei Léger, 1905 (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) is a kidney-infecting myxosporean that was originally described from the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus.
Baiko Dariya +6 more
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Ceratomyxa matosi n. sp. (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) parasitizing the gallbladder of Boulengerella cuvieri (Characiformes: Ctenoluciidae) State of Amapá, Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaMyxozoa is a class of the Phylum Cnidaria made up of endoparasites from aquatic habitats. The genus Ceratomyxa preferentially infects marine fish, with the gallbladder being the main site parasitized.
Clemildo Silva Martel +6 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Henneguya cystigena n. sp. (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) parasitizing the alimentary tract of yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus, in the East China Sea [PDF]
ParasiteA novel myxosporean species was identified. The species formed spherical to ellipsoidal pseudocysts within the alimentary tract wall of a yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus fished in the East China Sea.
Zhang Bo, Yin Fei
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Proteases and their inhibitors play critical roles in host-parasite interactions and in the outcomes of infections. Ceratonova shasta is a myxozoan pathogen that causes enteronecrosis in economically important salmonids from the Pacific Northwest of ...
Gema Alama-Bermejo +5 more
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The Mitochondrial Genomes of a Myxozoan Genus Kudoa Are Extremely Divergent in Metazoa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Myxozoa are oligo-cellular parasites with alternate hosts--fish and annelid worms--and some myxozoan species harm farmed fish. The phylum Myxozoa, comprising 2,100 species, was difficult to position in the tree of life, due to its fast evolutionary ...
Fumihiko Takeuchi +9 more
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