Ultrastructural and phylogenetic data of chloromyxum riorajum sp. nov. (Myxozoa), a parasite of the stingray rioraja agassizii in Southern Brazil

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-51

  Azevedo, Carlos ^a,b   Casal, Graça ^a,b,c   Garcia, Patrícia ^d   Matos, Patrícia ^e   Teles Grilo, Leonor ^a   Matos, Edilson ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^f Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cartilaginous fish; Chloromyxum riorajum sp. nov.; Parasite; Phylogeny; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

FISH; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC FISH; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYXOZOA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FISH DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOZOA; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SKATES (FISH); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROMYXUM; CHONDRICHTHYES; MYXOZOA; RAJIDAE; RIORAJA AGASSIZII;

EID: 67651083289     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02067     Document Type: Article

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