Ceratomyxa auratae

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Ceratomyxa auratae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Myxosporea
Order: Bivalvulida
Family: Ceratomyxidae
Genus: Ceratomyxa
Species:
C. auratae
Binomial name
Ceratomyxa auratae
Rocha, Casal, Rangel, Castro, Severino, Azevedo & Santos, 2015 [1]

Ceratomyxa auratae is a species of myxozoan parasite that infects the gall bladder of the gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata . [1] It was discovered in an aquaculture facility in southern Portugal. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rocha S.; Casal G.; Rangel L.; Castro R.; Severino R.; Azevedo C.; Santos M.J. (2015). "Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa auratae n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a parasite infecting the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei: Sparidae)". Parasitology International. 64 (5): 305–313. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.04.002 . PMID   25892564.