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Synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida)

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A synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Multivalvulida) is presented, including 95 nominal species. For each species the most relevant morphological and morphometric features are indicated in tabulated format. Included are data on the site of infection within the host, the type-host and type-locality, plus a full bibliography of the original records for these species. Molecular data (GenBank accession numbers) are also provided whenever possible.

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Translation of some papers from Russian by V. Yurakhno, V. Voronin and A. A. Bordalo e Sá, and from Chinese by J. Zhang was very much appreciated. The authors are grateful to N. Sarkar, K. Chalangati, L. Mansour, M. L. Kent, R. Adlard, R. Kishi, V. Yurakhno, V. Voronin, J. Iannacone and Y. Yokoyama for helping with bibliographical research. This research was partially supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the COMPETE - Operational Competitiveness Programme and national funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project “PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2011.

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    Jorge Costa Eiras, Aurélia Saraiva & Cristina Cruz

  2. CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental/CIMAR, Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 289, 4050-123, Porto, Portugal

    Jorge Costa Eiras, Aurélia Saraiva & Cristina Cruz

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Eiras, J.C., Saraiva, A. & Cruz, C. Synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida). Syst Parasitol 87, 153–180 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-013-9461-4

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