Two New Species of Myxozoa, Myxobolus inaequus sp. n. and Henneguya theca sp. n. from the Brain of a South American Knife Fish, Eigemannia virescens (V.)
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- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Protozoology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 91-94
Abstract
Two new species of Myxozoa from the brain of the green knife fish Eigemannia virescens are described: Myxobolus inaequus sp. n. has an unusually large spore body and extremely unequal polar capsules, and Henneguya theca sp. n. has an attenuated spore encased in a sheath not previously described in other Myxozoa. Only spores of the two species were observed, and infections caused no obvious pathological changes in the brain.Keywords
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