Morphological and Molecular Characteristics of Kudoa viseuensis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida), Found in the Muscle of Batrachoides surinamensis (Teleostei: Batrachoididae) in the Brazilian Amazon Region
Abstract:A new species of myxozoan, Kudoa viseuensis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida), is described based on specimens extracted from the musculature of the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis, collected in the municipality of Viseu, in the northern Brazilian state of Pará. A total of 60 specimens of B. surinamensis were examined, of which 52 (86%) presented whitish pseudocysts containing numerous rounded spores (7.2±0.2 μm in length and 5.2±0.2 μm in width). These spores have four polar capsules of equal siz… Show more
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