Ultrastructural studies of Henneguya rhamdia n. sp. (Myxozoa) a parasite from the Amazon teleost fish, Rhamdia quelen (Pimelodidae)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 532-537

  Matos, Edilson ^a   Tajdari, Jessica ^b   Azevedo, Carlos ^b,c  

^a Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Developmental stages; Spores; Teleost

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; SPORE; TELEOST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; PEIXE BOI RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HENNEGUYA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PIMELODIDAE; RHAMDIA; RHAMDIA QUELEN; TELEOSTEI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATFISH; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASE; GILL; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAN SPORE; PROTOZOON; RIVER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATFISHES; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 33644819151     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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