Ceratomyxa cutmorei
Ceratomyxa cutmorei is a myxosporean parasite that infects gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. It was first found on Epinephelus fasciatus.[1]
| Ceratomyxa cutmorei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
| Species: | C. cutmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomyxa cutmorei Gunter & Adlard, 2009 | |
References
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Seven new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa) from the gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 73 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1007/s11230-008-9162-6. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 19337855.
Further reading
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Burger, Mieke AA; Adlard, Robert D. (2010). "Morphometric and molecular characterisation of four new Ceratomyxa species (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida: Ceratomyxidae) from fishes off Lizard Island, Australia". Folia Parasitologica. 57 (1): 1. doi:10.14411/fp.2010.001.
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