Bivalvulida | |
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Henneguya postexilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida Shulman, 1959 |
Suborders | |
Bivalvulida is an order of myxosporean parasites which contains a number of species which cause economically significant losses to aquaculture and fisheries, such as Myxobolus cerebralis and Ceratomyxa shasta . The Myxosporean stages of members of the bivalvulida are characterised by their two spore valves (hence the name), which meet in a "suture line" which encircles the spore. They usually contain two polar capsules, but species have been reported which contain either one or four.[ citation needed ]
The order Bivalvulida is composed of three suborders and thirteen families. [1]
Drawings and scanning electron microscopy of species of Chloromyxum