Folia Parasitologica 69:030 (2022) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2022.030

Synopsis of tailed Myxobolidae (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) infecting Indian fishes

Gyan Deb Barman1, 2, Sukanya Chanda1, 2, Ashis Kumar Panigrahi1, 2, J. C. Eiras ORCID...3, 4
1 Ecotoxicology, Fish and Fisheries, Aquaculture Extension Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, India;
2 Department of Zoology, Kalimpong College, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India;
3 Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal;
4 Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

A synopsis of 43 nominal species from five genera of tailed Myxobolidae infecting Indian freshwater and marine fishes is presented. The main characteristic of this group is the presence of at least one tail-like caudal process. For each species, relevant morphological and morphometric data are provided, such as the host(s), site(s) of infection within the host and sampling state. A key for the identification of 13 genera of tailed Myxobolidae is also included.

Keywords: Fish parasites, species diversity, taxonomy, identification key

Received: February 27, 2022; Revised: July 1, 2022; Accepted: August 2, 2022; Prepublished online: December 6, 2022; Published online: December 5, 2022  Show citation

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Deb Barman, G., Chanda, S., Kumar Panigrahi, A., & Eiras, J.C. (2022). Synopsis of tailed Myxobolidae (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) infecting Indian fishes. Folia Parasitologica, 69, Article 2022.030. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2022.030
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