Myxobolus sp. (Myxozoa; Myxosporea) causing asymptomatic parasitic gill disease in Astyanax aff. bimaculatus (Characiformes; Characidae) in the Tocantins river basin, amazon region, Brazil

Abstract The middle course of the Tocantins river is located in the eastern portion of the “Legal Amazon” region of Brazil and the Dantas river is one of its tributaries. Among the components of the aquatic biota, eukaryote microparasites establish direct relationships with several species of fish a...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Francisco da Silva, Dalila de Deus Sousa-Henrique, Nirvana Messias-Luz, Larissa dos Santos Borralho, Jorge Diniz de Oliveira, José Ledamir Sindeaux-Neto, Edilson Rodrigues Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019005012101&lng=en&tlng=en