Four new species of Ceratomyxa Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) infecting the gallbladder of some Red Sea fishes

Authors

F. Abdel-Ghaffar, Cairo University Faculty of ScienceFollow
M. A. Ali, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
S. Al Quraishy, College of Sciences
K. Al Rasheid, College of Sciences
S. Al Farraj, King Saud University
A. S. Abdel-Baki, Beni-Suef UniversityFollow
A. R. Bashtar, Cairo University Faculty of Science

Abstract

Four new Ceratomyxa species were described from the gallbladder of four Red Sea fishes at Suez and Hurghada, Egypt. These species are Ceratomyxa bassoni sp. n. from Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskal 1775) at Suez and Hurghada, Ceratomyxa entzerothi sp. n. from Valamugil seheli (Forsskal 1775) at Suez and Hurghada, Ceratomyxa swaisi sp. n. from Saurida undosquamis (Richardson 1848) at Suez only and Ceratomyxa hurghadensis sp. n. from Fistularia commersonii Ruppell 1838 at Hurghada only. Their taxonomic affinities to other species are discussed. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.

Publication Title

Parasitology Research

Recommended Citation

Abdel-Ghaffar, F., Ali, M., Al Quraishy, S., Al Rasheid, K., Al Farraj, S., Abdel-Baki, A., & Bashtar, A. (2008). Four new species of Ceratomyxa Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) infecting the gallbladder of some Red Sea fishes. Parasitology Research (3), 559-565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1010-8