Ceratomyxa nolani
Appearance
Ceratomyxa nolani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
Species: | C. nolani
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Binomial name | |
Ceratomyxa nolani Gunter & Adlard, 2009
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Ceratomyxa nolani is a myxosporean parasite that infects gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. It was first found on Epinephelus quoyanus.[1]
References
Further reading
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Whipps, Christopher M.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida): Robust taxon or genus of convenience?". International Journal for Parasitology. 39 (12): 1395–1405. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.008.
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