Morphological plasticity in Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882: a taxonomic dilemma case and renaming of a parasite species of the common carp

Morphological plasticity in Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882: a taxonomic dilemma case and renaming of a parasite species of the common carp

Abstract Background Myxozoans are a group of cnidarian parasites, the present taxonomy of which favors a more comprehensive characterization strategy combining spore morphology, biological traits (host/organ specificity, tissue tropism), and DNA data over the classical morphology-based taxonomy. How...

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Main Authors: Qingxiang Guo, Mingjun Huang, Yang Liu, Xiuping Zhang, Zemao Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Myxozoan
Myxobolus pseudoacinosus
Morphotype
SSU rDNA
Taxonomic dilemma
Tissue tropism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2943-0

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