Ceratomyxa hooperi
| Ceratomyxa hooperi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
| Species: | C. hooperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomyxa hooperi Gunter & Adlard, 2009 | |
Ceratomyxa hooperi 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
- ↑ Gunter, Nicole L.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Seven new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa) from the gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 73 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1007/s11230-008-9162-6. ISSN 0165-5752.
Further reading
- Gunter, Nicole L., Christopher M. Whipps, and Robert D. Adlard. "Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida): Robust taxon or genus of convenience?." International Journal for Parasitology 39.12 (2009): 1395-1405.
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