Description of a new species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) based on morphological and molecular data

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 737-742

  Zhao, Yuanjun ^a   Sun, Chunyan ^a   Kent, Michael L ^a,b   Deng, Junlin ^a   Whipps, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CYPRINIFORMES; GOLDFISH; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS AMPULLICAPSULATUS; MYXOZOAN SPORE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CNIDARIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; GOLDFISH; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPORES;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CARASSIUS AURATUS AURATUS; CYPRINIDAE; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS LONGISPORUS; MYXOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 47349115754     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1429R.1     Document Type: Article

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