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Laterocaudata
''Laterocaudata'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myxobolidae Myxobolidae is a family of myxosporean parasites which typically infect freshwater fishes, and includes the economically significant species, '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. They have been shown to have a complex life cycle, involving an alternate sta .... Species: * ''Laterocaudata mastacembela'' Chen & Hsieh, 1984 References Myxobolidae Cnidarian genera {{myxozoa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myxobolidae
Myxobolidae is a Family (biology), family of myxosporean parasites which typically infect freshwater fishes, and includes the economically significant species, ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. They have been shown to have a complex life cycle, involving an alternate stage in an invertebrate, typically an annelid or polychaete worm. Morphology Myxosporean spores of genera belonging to the Myxobolidae are flattened parallel to the suture (anatomical), sutural line. They typically contain two polar capsules, and have a central vacuole in which they store glycogen, β-glycogen. In some genera, the spore walls are drawn out into long processes which are thought to slow sinking through the water column. Actinosporean stages which have been linked to members of the Myxobolidae have a single central "style" and three processes or "tails", around 200 micrometers long, projecting from this. A sporoplasm packet at the end of the style contains 64 germ cells surrounded by a cellular envelope. Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell (biology), cell thick. Cnidarians mostly have two basic body forms: swimming Medusa (biology), medusae and Sessility (motility), sessile polyp (zoology), polyps, both of which are Symmetry (biology)#Radial symmetry, radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single Body orifice, orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration (physiology), respiration. Many cnidarian species produce Colony (biology), colonies that are single organisms composed of medusa-like or polyp (z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
