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Myxobolus opsaridiumi sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting different tissues of an ornamental fish, Opsaridium ubangiensis (Pellegrin, 1901), in Cameroon: morphological and molecular characterization

  • 1. University of Yaounde 1, Faculty of Science, PO Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
  • 2. University of Yaounde 1, Faculty of Science, PO Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon. & Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 3. Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. & Laboratory of Biodiversity and Parasitology of Aquatic Ecosystems (LR18ES05), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, University Campus, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia.

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Lekeufack-Folefack, Guy Benoit, Tchoutezo-Tiwa, Armandine Estelle, Fomena, Abraham, Mansour, Lamjed (2021): Myxobolus opsaridiumi sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting different tissues of an ornamental fish, Opsaridium ubangiensis (Pellegrin, 1901), in Cameroon: morphological and molecular characterization. European Journal of Taxonomy 733: 56-71, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.733.1221

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