Biology:Kudoa kenti
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Short description: Species of marine parasite
Kudoa kenti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Multivalvulida |
Family: | Kudoidae |
Genus: | Kudoa |
Species: | K. kenti
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Binomial name | |
Kudoa kenti Burger & Adlard, 2009
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Kudoa kenti is a myxosporean parasite of marine fishes, first discovered in Australia from 4 pomacentrid species.[1]
References
Further reading
- Griffin, Matt, et al. "Kudoa thunni from blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) harvested off the island of St. Kitts, West Indies." Journal of Parasitology100.1 (2014): 110-116.
- Mansour, Lamjed, et al. "Structural and molecular characterization of Kudoa quraishii n. sp. from the trunk muscle of the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Perciforme, Scombridae) in Saudi Arabia coasts." Parasitology research 113.4 (2014): 1361-1370.
- Miller, T. L., and R. D. Adlard. "Unicapsula species (Myxosporea: Trilosporidae) of Australian marine fishes, including the description of Unicapsula andersenae n. sp. in five teleost families off Queensland, Australia." Parasitology research 112.8 (2013): 2945-2957.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q22285510 entry