Descriptions and phylogenetic systematics of Myxobolus spp. from cyprinids in Algonquin Park, Ontario

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-318

  Salim, Kowthar Y ^a   Desser, Sherwin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolutionary relationships; Host specificity; Molecular phylogenetics; Morphology; Myxosporea; Myxozoa; Small subunit ribosomal DNA; Systematics; Taxonomy; Tissue tropism

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HOST SPECIFICITY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPORE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

CYPRINIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034079421     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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