Premium
Description of a new Myxobolus species, M. colossomatis n. sp. from the teleost Colossoma macropomum of the Amazon River basin
Author(s) -
Molnár K.,
Békési L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1993.tb00388.x
Subject(s) - biology , myxobolus , myxosporea , tambaqui , characiformes , myxozoa , gill , fishery , amazon basin , zoology , amazon rainforest , fish <actinopterygii> , anatomy , ecology
Summary Myxobolus colossomatis n. sp. ( Myxosporea ) is described from a pond‐cultured Amazon River fish ( Colossoma macropomum ). The parasite cysts developed in the connective tissue of the fins, gills, heart, liver and serous membranes around the intestine.