Ceratomyxa auratae
Appearance
Ceratomyxa auratae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
Species: | C. auratae
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Binomial name | |
Ceratomyxa auratae Rocha, Casal, Rangel, Castro, Severino, Azevedo & Santos, 2015[1]
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Ceratomyxa auratae is a species of myxozoan parasite that infects the gall bladder of the gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata.[1] It was discovered in an aquaculture facility in southern Portugal.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rocha S.; Casal G.; Rangel L.; Castro R.; Severino R.; Azevedo C.; Santos M.J. (2015). "Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa auratae n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a parasite infecting the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei: Sparidae)". Parasitology International. 64 (5): 305–313. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2015.04.002. PMID 25892564.
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