Biology:Ceratomyxa hooperi
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Short description: Species of marine parasite
| Ceratomyxa hooperi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Family: | Ceratomyxidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomyxa |
| Species: | C. hooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomyxa hooperi Gunter & Adlard, 2009
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Ceratomyxa hooperi is a myxosporean parasite that infects gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. It was first found on Epinephelus quoyanus.[1]
References
Further reading
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Whipps, Christopher M.; Adlard, Robert D. (2009). "Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida): Robust taxon or genus of convenience?.". International Journal for Parasitology 39 (12): 1395–1405. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.008. PMID 19460381.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q24915487 entry
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