Two New Species of Myxozoa, Myxobolus inaequus sp. n. and Henneguya theca sp. n. from the Brain of a South American Knife Fish, Eigemannia virescens (V.) |
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| Authors: | MICHAEL L KENT GLENN L HOFFMAN |
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| Institution: | Office of Animal Resources, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093 and Fish Farming Experimental Station, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160 |
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| Abstract: | Two new species of Myxozoa from the brain of the green knife fish Eigemannia virescens are described: Myxobolus inaequus sp. n. has an unusually large spore body and extremely unequal polar capsules, and Henneguya theca sp. n. has an attenuated spore encased in a sheath not previously described in other Myxozoa. Only spores of the two species were observed, and infections caused no obvious pathological changes in the brain. |
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