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A Microsporidian Found in the Teleost Fish Epinephelus polyphekadion from the Arabian Red Sea Coast: Ultrastructural and Phylogenetic Characterization

scientific article published in August 2015

A New Type of Echinactinomyxon (Myxozoa), Infecting a Marine Polychaete, Heteromastus filiformis (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) In the Alvor Estuary (Portugal).

scientific article published on August 2015

A new microsporidian infecting the musculature of the endangered tidewater goby (Gobiidae).

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A new microsporidian parasite, Heterosporis saurida n. sp. (Microsporidia) infecting the lizardfish, Saurida undosquamis from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia: ultrastructure and phylogeny.

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A new myxozoan parasite from the Amazonian fish Metynnis argenteus (Teleostei, Characidae): light and electron microscope observations.

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A new species of Myxozoa, Henneguya rondoni n. sp. (Myxozoa), from the peripheral nervous system of the Amazonian fish, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Teleostei).

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Description of a new myxozoan Kudoa eugerres n. sp. and reclassification of two Sphaerospora sensu lato species

scientific article published on 03 May 2019

Description of new types of sphaeractinomyxon actinospores (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from marine tubificid oligochaetes, with a discussion on the validity of the tetraspora and the endocapsa as actinospore collective group names

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Fine Structure of the Plasmodia and Myxospore of Ellipsomyxa gobioides n. sp. (Myxozoa) Found in the Gallbladder of Gobioides broussonnetii (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Lower Amazon River

scientific article published on July 19, 2013

Fine structure of Chloromyxum menticirrhi n. sp. (Myxozoa) infecting the urinary bladder of the marine teleost Menticirrhus americanus (Sciaenidae) in Southern Brazil

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Haplosporosomes, sporoplasmosomes and their putative taxonomic relationships in rhizarians and myxozoans

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Henneguya torpedo sp. nov. (Myxozoa), a parasite from the nervous system of the Amazonian teleost Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hypopomidae).

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Involvement of sphaeractinomyxon in the life cycle of mugiliform-infecting Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) reveals high functionality of actinospore morphotype in promoting transmission

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Is there a plastid in Perkinsus atlanticus (Phylum Perkinsozoa)?

scientific article published on 10 May 2007

Life cycle inference and phylogeny of Ortholinea labracis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ortholineidae), a parasite of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (Teleostei: Moronidae), in a Portuguese fish farm

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Light and electron microscopic study of the myxosporean, Henneguya friderici n. sp. from the Amazonian teleostean fish, Leporinus friderici

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

Light and electron microscopical data on the spores of Thelohanellus rhabdalestus n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), a parasite of a freshwater fish from the Kwanza River, Angola.

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Light and electron microscopy of the spore of Myxobolus heckelii n. sp. (Myxozoa), parasite from the Brazilian fish Centromochlus heckelii (Teleostei, Auchenipteridae).

scientific article published in November 2009

Light and ultrastructural description of Meglitschia mylei n. sp. (myxozoa) from Myleus rubripinnis (Teleostei: Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon River system

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Morphological and genetical description of Loma psittaca sp. n. isolated from the Amazonian fish species Colomesus psittacus

scientific article published on 11 July 2009

Morphological and molecular characterization of a new myxozoan species (Myxosporea) infecting the gall bladder of Raja clavata (Chondrichthyes), from the Portuguese Atlantic Coast.

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Morphological and molecular characterization of myxobolids (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) infecting cypriniforms (Actinopterygii, Teleostei) endemic to the Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Morphological and ultrastructural redescription of Chloromyxum leydigi Mingazzini, 1890 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), type species of the genus, infecting the gall bladder of the marine cartilaginous fish Torpedo marmorata Risso (Chondrichthyes: Torpedinid

scientific article published in February 2014

Morphology and phylogeny of Henneguya jocu n. sp. (Myxosporea, Myxobolidae), infecting the gills of the marine fish Lutjanus jocu.

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Morphology and phylogeny of Thelohanellus marginatus n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), a parasite infecting the gills of the fish Hypophthalmus marginatus (Teleostei: Pimelodidae) in the Amazon River

scientific article published on 21 August 2014

Myxidium volitans sp. nov., a parasite of the gallbladder of the fish, Dactylopterus volitans (Teleostei: Triglidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic coast--morphology and pathology

scientific article published on August 1, 2011

Myxobolus myleus n. sp. infecting the bile of the Amazonian freshwater fish Myleus rubripinnis (Teleostei: Serrasalmidae): morphology and pathology

scientific article published on June 19, 2012

Myxozoan biodiversity in mullets (Teleostei, Mugilidae) unravels hyperdiversification of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea)

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Ortholinea auratae n. sp. (Myxozoa, Ortholineidae) infecting the urinary bladder of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei, Sparidae), in a Portuguese fish farm

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Potaspora aequidens n. sp. (Microsporidia, Tetramicridae), a parasite infecting the freshwater fish Aequidens plagiozonatus (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Brazil

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Preliminary Study of a Kudoa Species (Myxosporea; Multivalvulida) Infecting the Muscle of the Freshwater Teleostean Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Cichlidae) in the Amazonian Fauna

scientific article published on August 2015

Redefining the genus Spraguea based on ultrastructural and phylogenetic data from Spraguea gastrophysus n. sp. (Phylum Microsporidia), a parasite found in Lophius gastrophysus (Teleostei) from Brazil

scientific article published on January 6, 2012

Simultaneous occurrence of two new myxosporean species infecting the central nervous system of Hypopygus lepturus from Brazil

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Supplemental diagnosis and phylogeny of Myxobolus absonus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) from the eye of the freshwater fish Pimelodus maculatus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Tetractinomyxon stages genetically consistent with Sphaerospora dicentrarchi (Myxozoa: Sphaerosporidae) found in Capitella sp. (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) suggest potential role of marine polychaetes in parasite's life cycle

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The life cycle of Ortholinea auratae (Myxozoa: Ortholineidae) involves an actinospore of the triactinomyxon morphotype infecting a marine oligochaete.

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

The potential role of the sphaeractinomyxon collective group (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) in the life cycle of mugiliform-infecting myxobolids, with the morphological and molecular description of three new types from the oligochaete Tubificoides insularis

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

Ultraestrutura do espermatozóide de Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) do litoral norte do Brasil

scientific article published in December 1997

Ultrastructural and Phylogenetic Description of Kudoa orbicularis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida): A Parasite Infecting the Muscle of the Fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Amazon Region

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Glugea serranus n. sp., a microsporidian infecting the blacktail comber, Serranus atricauda (Teleostei: Serranidae), in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal).

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Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Haplosporidium montforti n. sp., parasite of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata.

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Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of a new microsporidium parasite from the Amazonian fish, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Rhamphichthyidae).

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Ultrastructural and molecular studies of Microgemma carolinus n. sp. (Microsporidia), a parasite of the fish Trachinotus carolinus (Carangidae) in Southern Brazil

scientific article published on July 19, 2012

Ultrastructural and phylogenetic data of Chloromyxum riorajum sp. nov. (Myxozoa), a parasite of the stingray Rioraja agassizii in Southern Brazil

scientific article published in May 2009

Ultrastructural and phylogenetic description of Zschokkella auratis sp. nov. (Myxozoa), a parasite of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata.

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Ultrastructural aspects of Ellipsomyxa mugilis (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) spores and developmental stages in Nereis diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereidae).

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Ultrastructural characteristics of Nematopsis sp. oocysts (Apicomplexa: Porosporidae), a parasite of the clam Meretrix meretrix (Veneridae) from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia.

scientific article published in June 2012

Ultrastructural developmental cycle of Haplosporidium montforti (phylum Haplosporidia) in its farmed abalone host, Haliotis tuberculata (Gastropoda).

scientific article published in February 2008

Ultrastructural morphology and phylogeny of Henneguya gilbert n. sp. (Myxozoa) infecting the teleostean Cyphocharax gilbert (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from Brazil

scientific article published on 19 August 2017

Ultrastructure and Phylogeny of Ceratomyxa sp. (Myxosporea), a Parasite Infecting Sparus aurata (Teleostei) in a Portuguese Fish Farm.

scientific article published on August 2015

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa auratae n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a parasite infecting the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei: Sparidae).

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa diplodae (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), from gall bladder of European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax.

scientific article published on September 2016

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Glugea arabica n. sp. (Microsporidia), infecting the marine fish Epinephelus polyphekadion from the Red Sea.

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Glugea nagelia sp. n. (Microsporidia: Glugeidae), infecting the intestinal wall of the yellowfin hind, Cephalopholis hemistiktos (Actinopterygii: Serranidae), from the Red Sea.

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Ultrastructure and phylogeny of the parasite Henneguya carolina sp. nov. (Myxozoa), from the marine fish Trachinotus carolinus in Brazil.

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Ultrastructure of Myxobolus brycon n. sp. (Phylum Myxozoa), Parasite of the Piraputanga Fish Brycon hilarii (Teleostei) from Pantanal (Brazil)

scientific article published on February 10, 2011

Ultrastructure of intracytoplasmic Rickettsia-like infection of the gills of the teleost Archosargus probatocephalus (Sparidae) in northeastern Brazil

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Ultrastructure of novel thrombocytes in the dog snapper Lutjanus jocu

scientific article published on 07 March 2014

Ultrastructure of phagocytes and oocysts of Nematopsis sp. (Apicomplexa, Porosporidae) infecting Crassostrea rhizophorae in Northeastern Brazil

scientific article published on 01 January 2019