Myxobolus spinacurvatura

Myxobolus spinacurvatura is a species of Myxozoa in the family Myxobolidae,[1] that inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[2][3] M. spinacurvatura is a parasitic Cnidarian that infects the Flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus.[4] When inside Mugil cephalus, M. spinacurvatura targets mesenteric vessels.[2][4] M. spinacurvatura also often inhabit a single host alongside multiple other parasitic Myxozoans such as M. bizerti, M. ichkeulensis, and M. episquamalis.[2][4]

Myxobolus spinacurvatura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Myxosporea
Order: Bivalvulida
Family: Myxobolidae
Genus: Myxobolus
Species:
M. spinacurvatura
Binomial name
Myxobolus spinacurvatura
Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Egusa, 1990

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