Molecular identification of cryptic species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) including the description of eight novel species from apogonid fishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Australian waters

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 342-360

  Heiniger, Holly ^a,b   Adlard, Robert D ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apogonidae; Bivalvulida; Ceratomyxa; cryptic species; diversity; host specificity; Myxosporea; parasite; phylogeny

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GALLBLADDER; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYXOZOA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GALLBLADDER; GENES, RRNA; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOZOA; PERCIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84883303404     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-013-0149-3     Document Type: Article

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