A new species of Myxozoa, Henneguya rondoni n. sp. (Myxozoa), from the peripheral nervous system of the amazonian fish, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Teleostei)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-234

  Azevedo, Carlos ^a,b   Casal, Graça ^a,b,c   Matos, Patricia ^d   Matos, Edilson ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c High Institute of Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^e Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon river; Myxosporean; Parasite; Spore; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TELEOST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; COELENTERATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; FISH; PARASITOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RIVER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; FISHES; FRESH WATER; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RIVERS; SPORES;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GYMNORHAMPHICHTHYS; HENNEGUYA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; RHAMPHICHTHYIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 43049116914     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00317.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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