Myxobolus franciscoi sp. nov. (myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae), a parasite of prochilodus argenteus (Actinopterygii: Prochilodontidae) from the upper São Francisco river, Brazil, with a revision of myxobolus spp. from South America

Zoologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Eiras, Jorge C ^a   Monteiro, Cassandra M ^b   Brasil Sato, Marilia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Curimat pacu; Freshwater fish; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURIMATA; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PROCHILODONTIDAE; PROCHILODUS ARGENTEUS;

EID: 77957980119     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702010000100020     Document Type: Article

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