Myxobolus insignis sp. n. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae), a parasite of the Amazonian teleost fish Semaprochilodus insignis (Osteichthyes, Prochilodontidae)

A new myxosporean species is described from the fish Semaprochilodus insignis captured from the Amazon River, near Manaus. Myxobolus insignis sp. n. was located in the gills of the host forming plasmodia inside the secondary gill lamellae. The spores had a thick wall (1.5-2 µm) all around their body...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	JC Eiras, JCO Malta, AMB Varella, GC Pavanelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-05-01
Subjects:	Myxozoa Myxosporea Myxobolus insignis sp. n. Semaprochilodus insignis Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000300005