Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses

Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses

Numerous pseudoplasmodia containing myxospores belonging to the genus Cystodiscus were found in the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Herein, we describe Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov., using morphological and small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. The mature...

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Main Authors: Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira, Letícia Pereira Úngari, Edna Paulino de Alcantara, Enzo Emmerich, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Lucia Helena O´Dwyer, Reinaldo José da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2021-10-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
Elachistocleis
frog
phylogeny
Microhylidae
Myxidiidae
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1549

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