Ultrastructural description of Ceratomyxa microlepis sp. nov. (Phylum Myxozoa): a parasite infecting the gall bladder of Hemiodus microlepis, a freshwater teleost from the Amazon River

A new ceratomyxid parasite was examined for taxonomic identification, upon being found infecting the gall bladder of Hemiodus microlepis (Teleostei: Hemiodontidae), a freshwater teleost collected from the Amazon River, Brazil. Light and transmission electron microscopy revealed elongated crescent-sh...

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Main Authors: Carlos Azevedo, Sónia Rocha, Graça Casal, Sérgio Carmona São Clemente, Patrícia Matos, Saleh Al-Quraishy, Edilson Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000200150&lng=en&tlng=en