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Redescription of Myxobolus pyramidis Chen, 1958(Myxosporea: Bivalvulida)

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Redescription of Myxobolus pyramidis Chen, 1958, from gill lamellae of allogynogenetic gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch), is presented in this paper to complete Chen’s description. The diagnostic characters of the myxosporidia are: ovoid round, greyish-white polysporous plasmodia, averaging (159±21)×(72±6.5) μm in size; spore pyriform in front view with smooth surface and symmetrical valves, convex-shaped in sutural view with straight and thick sutural line, averaging (10.5±1.1)×(10.3±0.9)×(6.1±0.2) μm in size; two equal pyriform polar capsules averaging (5.5±0.7)×(3.5±0.2) μm in size with distinct intercapsular process and polar filament wounded in five to six coils. The histological effects of the pathogen were observed by light microscopy, and the parasite–host relationship was discussed.

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We thank Prof. Feng for providing help in photomicrograph. Prof. Guo should be acknowledged for her help in histological sections. Financial support for this study was provided by Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30271028). We assure that the experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei province, 430072, People’s Republic of China

    J. Y. Zhang, J. G. Wang, A. H. Li, X. L. Gong & T. Z. Cai

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Zhang, J.Y., Wang, J.G., Li, A.H. et al. Redescription of Myxobolus pyramidis Chen, 1958(Myxosporea: Bivalvulida). Parasitol Res 99, 65–69 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0123-6

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