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Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses

  • 1. São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, DBBVPZ, Section of Parasitology, Rua Professor Doutor Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin 250, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-689, Brazil.
  • 2. Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Animais Silvestres, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Vieira, Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias, Úngari, Letícia Pereira, Alcantara, Edna Paulino De, Emmerich, Enzo, Santos, André Luiz Quagliatto, O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena, Silva, Reinaldo José Da (2021): Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses. European Journal of Taxonomy 775: 107-118, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.775.1549

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