Myxidium elmatboulii n. sp. and Ceratomyxa ghaffari n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) parasitic in the gallbladder of the Red Sea houndfish Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Teleostei: Belonidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Ali, Mohammed ^a   Abdel Baki, Abdel Azeem ^b   Sakran, Thabet ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ceratomyxa elmatboulii n. sp.; Egypt; Houndfish; Myxidium elmatboulii n. sp.; Myxosporean; Myxozoa; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BELONIDAE; CERATOMYXA; MYXIDIUM; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; TELEOSTEI; TYLOSURUS CHORAM; TYLOSURUS CROCODILUS;

EID: 33644603525     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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