A new myxozoan parasite from the amazonian fish Metynnis argenteus (Teleostei, Characidae): Light and electron microscope observations

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-821

  Casal, Graça ^a   Matos, Edilson ^b   Azevedo, Carlos ^c  

^a High Institute of Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^b Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM; DEFINITIVE HOST; MICROSCOPY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; SPORE; TELEOST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOPLASM; LIFE CYCLE; METYNNIS ARGENTEUS; MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; MYXOBOLUS METYNNIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; RIVER; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TAXONOMY; TELEOST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RIVERS;

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

CHARACIDAE; METYNNIS; METYNNIS ARGENTEUS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOZOA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33748943447     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-750R.1     Document Type: Article

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