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Phylogenetic study of the genus Kudoa (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida) with a description of Kudoa rayformis sp. nov. from the trunk muscle of Pacific sierra Scomberomorus sierra.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 May 2016
Shin Sang Phil, Shirakashi Sho, Hamano Shogo, Kato Keitaro, Lasso Lissette Trejos, Yokoyama Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Kudoa rayformis n. sp. (Myxozoa; Multivalvulida) was observed in the trunk muscle of Pacific sierra Scomberomorus sierra caught off the coast of Tonosi, Panama. The species formed pseudocysts in myofibers and infection was subclinical. The myxospores possessed four polar capsules and spore valves, one of which had a distinct filamentous extension. This unique morphological characteristic of the myxospore...
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