First Record of Myxobolus Species (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) in Grey Mullet Mugil cephalus (Teleostei, Mugilidae) from Syria

Abstract

Four different species of the genus Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 were recorded for the first time from Mugil cephalus in Syrian coast. Myxobolus episquamalis was identified as infecting scales and caudal fins, in prevalence 4.12%. Myxobolus ichkeulensis was found in the gill archesand the base of gill filaments, in prevalence 9.15%. Myxobolus raibauti was found in liver andgonadsin prevalence 24.77% while Myxobolus spinacurvatura wasidentified as infecting mesentery and mesenteric vesselsin prevalence 22.62%. Myxobolus raibauti and Myxobolus spinacurvatura recorded the highest level of infection during winter, while Myxobolus ichkeulensis and Myxobolus episquamalis recorded the highest level of infection during spring and summer.

Morphological and molecular description of a new species of Myxobolus (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) from India

“…in the present study was relatively low (1.3%). The prevalence reported for Myxobolus infections in shes varied from 2.31% to 70% and 4.12% to 80% in freshwater and marine habitats respectively (Padma Dorothy & Kalavati 1992;Awakura et al1995;Zhang et al 2010;Salman et al 2017). In mullets, the prevalence of Myxobolus infection varied from 4.5% to 60% and 1.8% to 80% in freshwater and marine/brackishwater habitats respectively (Bahri et al 1996;Ovcharenko et al 2017;Cardim et al 2018;Rocha et al 2019).…”