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Myxobolus
Sign in to saveMyxobolus is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like Myxobolus cerebralis. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of Myxobolus species were previously thought to be different organisms entirely, but are now united in this group. Some fish species, such as the thicklip grey mullet, can harbour a dozen Myxobolus species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassMyxozoa
- OrderBivalvulida
- FamilyMyxobolidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 456
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Myxobolidae
- Collections
- CINVESTAV-IPN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Canada, United States, Puerto Rico, Australia
Research
712 papers- Myxobolus cerebralis Causes Presporogonic Mortality in Juvenile Mountain Whitefish.Journal of aquatic animal health · 2021
- Myxobolus medusae n. sp., a new species of Myxozoa with dendritic appendages.Parasitology international · 2025
- Myxobolus dumerilii sp. n. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) infecting the brain of Chinese longsnout catfish Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker) in China.Systematic parasitology · 2023
- The Immune Response to the Myxozoan Parasite Myxobolus cerebralis in Salmonids: A Review on Whirling Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Myxobolus liuyangensis sp. n. (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) from the gills of exotic mrigal carp Cirrhinus mrigala (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in China.Systematic parasitology · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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Myxobolus is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like Myxobolus cerebralis. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of Myxobolus species were previously thought to be different organisms entirely, but are now united in this group. Some fish species, such as the thicklip grey mullet, can harbour a dozen Myxobolus species.
One of the smallest species (Myxobolus shekel) is no more than when fully grown, making it the smallest known animal.
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