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Chloromyxum inexpectatum n. sp. and Sphaerospora colomani n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), parasites of the urinary system of the sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus L.

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During the parasitological examination of sterlets, Acipenser ruthenus L., caught for breeding, the developmental stages of two new coelozoic species of Myxosporea were demonstrated in the urinary passages. Chloromyxum inexpectatum n. sp. occurs attached to the epithelial cells of the ureters and urinary bladder. Sphaerospora colomani n. sp. forms bisporoblastic pseudoplasmodia in the lumen of the renal tubules. A further myxosporean species, Zschokkella sturionis Tripathi, 1948, was found in the biliary ducts. The occurrence of this parasite in sterlet has not been reported so far. Examination of blood smears revealed Cryptobia acipenseris and Haemogregarina acipenseris infection. Developmental stages of the coccidia Goussia acipenseris Molnár, 1986 and Goussia vargai Molnár, 1986 were frequently seen in the intestine of the dissected fish.

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Baska, F. Chloromyxum inexpectatum n. sp. and Sphaerospora colomani n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), parasites of the urinary system of the sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus L.. Syst Parasitol 16, 185–193 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009146

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