Kidney sphaerosporosis with extrasporogonic stages in the blood in Baryancistrus sp. (Loricaridae) from Amazonian Brazil

Examined fish of the genus Baryancistrus (Loricaridae) from Rio Xingu in central amazonian Brazil were found infected with extrasporogonic stages of Sphaerospora sp. (Myxosporea) in the blood and sporogonic stages in the glomeruli with the resulting escape of the sporogony products into the renal tu...

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Main Authors: Paperna I., Di Cave D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2001-03-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2001081071