In the last few years two factors have helped to significantly advance our understanding of
the Myxozoa. First, the phenomenal increase in fin fish aquaculture in the 1990s has lead to …

Myxozoans are highly specialized metazoan parasites of aquatic hosts with a very wide host
range. This diverse group of organisms is characterized by multicellular spores with polar …

This chapter summarises the collective knowledge of myxozoan life cycles gained through
experimental studies and observations. We review myxozoan life cycles, factors that …

During a survey on fishes from Hungarian freshwaters, the occurrence of eight Myxobolus
species was registered in roach (Rutilus rutilus L.). Most species had a specific location …

The occurrence and morphology of actinosporean stages of myxosporeans were studied at
a fish farm and in the River Tisza in Hungary. The 43 samples sequenced belonged to 10 …

The actinospore diversity of infected Dero digitata was surveyed (May 2011) from a channel
catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) production pond in the Mississippi Delta region for the …

There are more than 200 species of Henneguya described from fish. Of these, only three life
cycles have been determined, identifying the actinospore and myxospore stages from their …

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers specific for the family Myxobolidae was used
to amplify a part of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Myxobolus species. The length of the …

This chapter provides an overview of the diversity of annelids parasitized by myxosporeans
in both marine and freshwater systems and reviews the interactions between myxosporeans …

Myxobolus pseudodispar (Gorbunova) is a common parasite of the muscle of roach, Rutilus
rutilus L., whereas its actinosporean development occurs in two oligochaete alternate hosts …