Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal
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ISSN: 2150-3508
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2150-3508
+44 1478 350008
Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon
Research Article
Description of three new species of Myxosporidia (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) parasites of Paramormyrops kingsleyae Günther, 1896 (Mormyridae) in the Nyong basin in Cameroon
Author(s): Lekeufack Folefack Guy Benoît*, Fongang Tsekeng Charlotte Vanessa and Fomena Abraham
Parasitological examination of Paramormyrops kingsleyae Günther, 1896 caught in the Djolon River in Cameroon revealed the presence of three new species of Myxosporidia of the genus Myxidium Bütschli 1882 and Henneguya Thelohan, 1892 of which complete description is given in the present study. These species are: Myxidium binguelai sp. nov., parasite of the kidney that produce fusiform spores with a turgid medial part and both ends pointed. They measured 12.1 (11.1-12.9) μm long x 5.3 (4.8-5.8) μm broad; the polar capsules are ovoid, equal in size and measure 3.6 (3.0-4.1) μm x 2.5 (2.0-2.8) μm. Myxidium djolonensis sp. nov., a parasite of the gall bladder and urinary bladder, produce fusiform and elongated spores, that measure 16.3 (15.5-18.0) μm long x 6.1 (5-7.1) μm broad; its polar capsules are equal and measure 4.9 (4-5.6) x 3... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2150-3508.209.11.275