Diversity of myxozoans (Cnidaria) infecting Neotropical fishes in southern Mexico

Abstract Myxozoans are a unique group of microscopic parasites that infect mainly fishes. These extremely reduced cnidarians are highly diverse and globally distributed in freshwater and marine habitats. Myxozoan diversity dimension is unknown in Mexico, a territory of an extraordinary biological di...

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Main Authors: Gema Alama-Bermejo, Jesús S. Hernández-Orts, Martín García-Varela, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa, Hana Pecková, Ivan Fiala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38482-2