Seven New Myxosporea (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) from Marine Fishes of the Bay of Bengal off West Bengal Coast, India

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  • Laboratory for Fish Protists, 28 Mogaltuli, Chinsurah 712101, West Bengal ,IN

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Myxosporea, Bivalvulida, Ceratomyxa, Myxodavisia, Myxobolus, Pseudualataspora, Sphaerospora, Zschokkella, Bay of Bengal, India.

Abstract

Seven new myxosporeans (Myxozoa : Bivalvulida) have been described from marine fishes collected from the Bay of Bengal off West Bengal coast, India. These are Ceratomyxa lizae sp. n. from the gallbladder of Liza parsia, Myxobolus praeustuseas sp. n. from the liver of Carangoides praeustuseas, Myxodavisia sonae sp. n. from the gallbladder of Arius sona, Pseudoalataspora scomberomorusi sp.n. from the gallbladder of Scomberomorusus sp., Sphaerospora johnae sp.n. from the kidney tubule of Johnius bengalirii, Zschokkella coelatusi from the gallbladder of Arius coelatus, and Zschokkella mystae sp.n. from the gallbladder of Mystus gulio.

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