Myxobolus macroplasmodialis sp. n. (Myxozoa : Myxosporea), a parasite of the abdominal cavity of the characid teleost, Salminus maxillosus, in Brazil

Authors
Molnar, K Ranzani-Paiva, MJ Eiras, JC Rodrigues, EL
Citation
K. Molnar et al., Myxobolus macroplasmodialis sp. n. (Myxozoa : Myxosporea), a parasite of the abdominal cavity of the characid teleost, Salminus maxillosus, in Brazil, ACT PROTOZ, 37(4), 1998, pp. 241-245
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00651583 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
241 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0065-1583(199811)37:4<241:MMSN(:>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A new myxosporean species, Myxobolus macroplasmodialis sp. n., infecting th e Brazilian freshwater fish Salminus maxillosus, is described. The species forms large plasmodia in the abdominal cavity, which are filled with spores differing from all known Myxobolus species by their anteriorly diverging a nd anteriolaterally opening polar capsules. In this respect the species res embles members of the genus Triangula but in all other features it shows th e characteristics of the genus Myxobolus.