Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013

A synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013 is presented, including 112 nominal species. For each species the most important morphological and morphometric features are indicated in tabulated format. Included are also accession numbers for molecular data (when available), site of the infection within the host, features of the vegetative stage, organ infected, etc., plus a full bibliography of the original records for these species.A synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013 is presented, including 112 nominal species. For each species the most important morphological and morphometric features are indicated in tabulated format. Included are also accession numbers for molecular data (when available), site of the infection within the host, features of the vegetative stage, organ infected, etc., plus a full bibliography of the original records for these species

Mass Mortality of Cage-cultured Orange-spotted Grouper Epinephelus coioides Associated with Renal Sphaerosporosis Caused by Sphaerospora epinepheli in South China Sea

In November 2011, the renal sphaerosporosis was found in cage-cultured orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides in a fish farm in Guangdong, China. The infected fish exhibited emaciation, anaemia, anorexia, renomegaly, slight splenomegaly, and occasionally skin ulcer. The cumulative mortality reached at 50% to 80% within 2 weeks, when water temperature ranged from 21 degrees C to 27 degrees C. The renal tubules were almost completely occluded by sporogonic pseudoplasmodia of a myxosporean, and mature spores were found in the lumen. Combined with morphological, histopathological, and molecular analyses, Sphaerospora epinepheli was suggested as the etiological agent. This is the first report of mortality case of cultured E. coioides associated with S. epinepheli

Synopsis of the species of Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida)

A synopsis of the species of Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) is presented. It includes a total of 108 nominal species. For each species, the most relevant morphological and morphometric characteristics are provided, together with data on the type-host and locality, the site of infection within the host and the original references.A synopsis of the species of Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) is presented. It includes a total of 108 nominal species. For each species, the most relevant morphological and morphometric characteristics are provided, together with data on the type-host and locality, the site of infection within the host and the original references