Ultrastructure of Triangulamyxa amazonica n. gen. and n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea), a parasite of the Amazonian freshwater fish, Sphoeroides testudineus (Teleostei, Tetrodontidae)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-63

  Azevedo, C ^a,b   Corral, L ^a,b   Matos, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish; Myxozoa; Parasite; Triangulamyxa amazonica n. gen., n. sp.; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SPHOEROIDES; SPHOEROIDES TESTUDINEUS; TELEOSTEI; TRIANGULAMYXA AMAZONICA;

EID: 13444309649     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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