Cell types are the basic building blocks of multicellular organisms and are extensively
diversified in animals. Despite recent advances in characterizing cell types, classification …

A list of myxozoan genera is presented in the current taxonomical scheme. These genera
are defined; their type species and most important pathogens along with their hosts are …

The Myxozoa comprise over 2,000 species of microscopic obligate parasites that use both
invertebrate and vertebrate hosts as part of their life cycle. Although the evolutionary origin …

Emerging diseases are impacting animals under high‐density culture, yet few studies
assess their importance to wild populations. Microparasites selected for enhanced virulence …

The phylogeny of the Myxosporea was studied using the small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene
sequences. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference were used to determine …

Myxozoans evolved as an endoparasitic radiation of cnidarians exploiting invertebrate and
vertebrate (primarily fish) hosts in freshwater and marine environments. Currently, there are …

Animal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is commonly described as a small, circular molecule
that is conserved in size, gene content, and organization. Data collected in the last decade …

Parasites are often hidden in their hosts and exhibit patchy spatial distributions. This makes
them relatively difficult to detect and sample. Consequently we have poor knowledge of …

This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of
marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in …

To investigate the evolution of cnidarian life cycles, data from the small subunit of the
ribosome are used to derive a phylogenetic hypothesis for Medusozoa. These data indicate …