Erection of ceratonova n. gen. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) to encompass freshwater species C. gasterostea n. sp. from threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and C. shasta n. comb. from Salmonid Fishes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 640-645

  Atkinson, S D ^a   Foott, J S ^a,b   Bartholomew, J L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; RIBOSOME DNA;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEW GENUS; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CERATOMYXA SHASTA; CERATONOVA GASTEROSTEA; CERATONOVA SHASTA; DNA SEQUENCE; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GALLBLADDER; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; INTESTINE PARASITE; MACROPARASITE; MARINE SPECIES; MYXOZOA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SALMONID; SMALL RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RIVER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VETERINARY;

KLAMATH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CERATOMYXIDAE; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; MYXOSPOREA; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALIFORNIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FISH DISEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOZOA; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPORES;

EID: 84908265843     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/13-434.1     Document Type: Article

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