Light and electron microscopy of Myxobolus sciades n. sp. (Myxozoa), a parasite of the gills of the Brazilian fish Sciades herzbergii (Block, 1794) (Teleostei: Ariidae)

A myxosporean parasite in the gill lamellae of the freshwater teleost fish, Sciades herzbergii (Ariidae) (Block, 1794), from the Poti River (Northeast of Brazil) was described by light and electron microscopy studies. Polysporic histozoic cyst-like plasmodia containing several life-cycle stages, inc...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Carlos Azevedo, Graça Casal, Ivete Mendonça, Erisson Carvalho, Patrícia Matos, Edilson Matos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-03-01
Subjects:	ultrastructure parasite Myxosporea Myxobolus sciades n. sp. gill Brazilian fish
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200016