Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans
SUMMARY Myxosporeans are among the most common parasites of marine fish. Their economic importance is mainly as pathogens of both wild and farmed fish, but they have also been used as biological tags in population studies of their fish hosts. Here we review the literature and show the distribution o...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0031182014001425 2024-09-15T18:22:25+00:00 Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans MACKENZIE, K. KALAVATI, C. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182014001425 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182014001425 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Parasitology volume 141, issue 13, page 1709-1717 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 journal-article 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182014001425 2024-07-10T04:03:28Z SUMMARY Myxosporeans are among the most common parasites of marine fish. Their economic importance is mainly as pathogens of both wild and farmed fish, but they have also been used as biological tags in population studies of their fish hosts. Here we review the literature and show the distribution of different families of Myxosporea infecting marine fishes in the world's oceans – the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific and Indian. We also analyse their distribution in different orders of marine fishes. New families, genera and species of marine Myxosporea are continually being described and many more await description. Some regions, in particular the North Atlantic, have been more thoroughly investigated than others, so the analyses we present may not reflect the true distributions and we acknowledge that these may change considerably as other regions are investigated more fully. The distribution of myxosporean families in different taxonomic groups of marine fishes can indicate phylogenetic relationships between parasite and host and suggest the origins of different myxosporean taxa. We present some examples, while recognizing that new molecular information on phylogenetic relationships within the Myxozoa will lead to major changes in classification. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Parasitology 141 13 1709 1717 |
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SUMMARY Myxosporeans are among the most common parasites of marine fish. Their economic importance is mainly as pathogens of both wild and farmed fish, but they have also been used as biological tags in population studies of their fish hosts. Here we review the literature and show the distribution of different families of Myxosporea infecting marine fishes in the world's oceans – the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific and Indian. We also analyse their distribution in different orders of marine fishes. New families, genera and species of marine Myxosporea are continually being described and many more await description. Some regions, in particular the North Atlantic, have been more thoroughly investigated than others, so the analyses we present may not reflect the true distributions and we acknowledge that these may change considerably as other regions are investigated more fully. The distribution of myxosporean families in different taxonomic groups of marine fishes can indicate phylogenetic relationships between parasite and host and suggest the origins of different myxosporean taxa. We present some examples, while recognizing that new molecular information on phylogenetic relationships within the Myxozoa will lead to major changes in classification. |
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Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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Myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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myxosporean parasites of marine fishes: their distribution in the world's oceans |
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