Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new Myxidium species (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the farmed turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon

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• 作者：Julio C. Aguiar^a ; Edson A. Adriano^a ; ^b ; ^{edapadriano@gmail.com} ; Patrick D. Mathews^a ; ^{patrickmathews83@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Myxidium turturibus n. sp. ; Myxozoa ; Molecular analysis ; Amazonian turtle ; Brazil
• 刊名：Parasitology International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：66
• 期：1
• 页码：825-830
• 全文大小：1015 K
• 卷排序：66

文摘

A new species of Myxidium (Myxidiidae) is described. Morphological and molecular data of the new species are provided. This is the first Myxidium species reported parasitizing the Neotropical turtle.