Seven new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa) from the gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Ceratomyxa spp. from the gall-bladder of five members of the family Serranidae were examined for their taxonomic identity. This paper describes seven new ceratomyxid species, i.e. C. brayi n. sp. and C. whippsi n. sp from Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch); C. cutmorei n. sp. from Epinephelus fasciatus (F...

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Published in:Systematic parasitology 2009-05, Vol.73 (1), p.1-11
Main Authors: Gunter, Nicole L, Adlard, Robert D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animal Anatomy
Animal Ecology
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Animals
Australia
Bass - parasitology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ceratomyxa
DNA, Protozoan - genetics
Gallbladder - parasitology
Histology
Life Sciences
Morphology
Myxozoa - anatomy & histology
Myxozoa - classification
Myxozoa - genetics
New species
Phylogeny
Serranidae
Zoology
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Summary:Ceratomyxa spp. from the gall-bladder of five members of the family Serranidae were examined for their taxonomic identity. This paper describes seven new ceratomyxid species, i.e. C. brayi n. sp. and C. whippsi n. sp from Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch); C. cutmorei n. sp. from Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål); C. gleesoni n. sp. from Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède); C. hooperi n. sp. and C. nolani n. sp. from E. quoyanus (Valenciennes); and C. yokoyamai n. sp. from E. maculatus (Bloch). Each species is characterised morphologically and small subunit (SSU) rDNA sequences. All seven new species have so far been found in only a single host species.
ISSN:0165-5752
1573-5192
DOI:10.1007/s11230-008-9162-6