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A new Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the ornamental catfish Corydoras schwartzi from the Purus River in Brazil

  • 1. Department of Biophysics, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, 04023-062 São Paulo, Brazil. Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil. Marine Biology Center (CEBIMar), University of São Paulo, 11600-000 São Sebastião, Brazil.

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Mathews, Patrick D., Madrid, Rafael R.M., Mertins, Omar, Rigoni, Vera L.S., Morandini, André C. (2020): A new Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the ornamental catfish Corydoras schwartzi from the Purus River in Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy 620: 1-14, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.620

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