A new Myxidium species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of the turtle Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Peruvian Amazon.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.04.021
Abstract: A new myxosporean species, Myxidium peruviensis n. sp., is described parasitizing the gall bladder of the yellow-spotted river turtle Podocnemis unifilis kept in captivity in an Amazonian Peruvian turtle rescue unit in the city of… read more here.
Keywords: turtle podocnemis; turtle; myxidium species; podocnemis unifilis ... See more keywords
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new Myxidium species (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the farmed turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.09.013
Abstract: This study reports, for the first time, a myxosporan species of the genus Myxidium in a Neotropical turtle. Myxidium turturibus n. sp., was found in the gall bladder of Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemididae) farmed in… read more here.
Keywords: brazilian amazon; expansa testudines; podocnemis expansa; testudines podocnemididae ... See more keywords
Morphological and Molecular Characterisation of Myxidium kudoi Meglitsch, 1937 from the Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus, Valenciennes in Oklahoma, USA
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DOI: 10.2478/s11686-020-00172-8
Abstract: Myxidium kudoi Meglitsch, 1937 has been described from the type host, blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus, with no additional host records or molecular data available for this species. To provide molecular data and a novel host… read more here.
Keywords: molecular data; blue catfish; myxidium kudoi; catfish ictalurus ... See more keywords