Ultrastructural description of a new myxosporean parasite Kudoa aequidens sp. n. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea), found in the sub-opercular musculature of Aequidens plagiozonatus (Teleostei) from the Amazon River

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-141

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c High Institute of Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^d Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian fish; Kudoa aequidens n. sp.; Myxozoa; Parasite; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AEQUIDENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICHLIDAE; KUDOA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70350405669     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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