Morphometeric criteria and partial sequence of the 18S rRNA gene of Ceratomyxa sultani n. sp. from the gallbladder of Upeneus margarethae in the Arabian Gulf, with a note on its seasonal prevalence

This paper describes a new coelozoic myxosporean parasite named Ceratomyxa sultani n. sp. isolated from the gallbladder of Upeneus margarethae sourced from the Arabian Gulf off Saudi Arabia. Of 104 U. margarethae specimens examined, 27 (26%) were infected, with the highest prevalence in winter and l...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Azeem S. Abdel-Baki, Hussain A. Al-Qahtani, Esam Almalki, Saleh Al-Quraishy, Ali Al Ghamdi, Lamjed Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17303261