Ceratomyxa hooperi
Ceratomyxa hooperi is a myxosporean parasite that infects gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. It was first found on Epinephelus quoyanus.[1]
Ceratomyxa hooperi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
Species: | C. hooperi |
Binomial name | |
Ceratomyxa hooperi Gunter & Adlard, 2009 | |
References
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Seven new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa) from the gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 73 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1007/s11230-008-9162-6. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 19337855. S2CID 21039994.
Further reading
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Whipps, Christopher M.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida): Robust taxon or genus of convenience?". International Journal for Parasitology. 39 (12): 1395–1405. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.008. PMID 19460381.
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