''Ceratonova'' is a
genus
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of
myxozoan
Myxozoa (etymology: Greek: μύξα ''myxa'' "slime" or "mucus" + thematic vowel o + ζῷον ''zoon'' "animal") is a subphylum of aquatic cnidarian animals – all obligate parasites. It contains the smallest animals ever known to have lived. ...
in the
family
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Ceratomyxidae
Ceratomyxidae is a family of myxozoa
Myxozoa (etymology: Greek: μύξα ''myxa'' "slime" or "mucus" + thematic vowel o + ζῷον ''zoon'' "animal") is a subphylum of aquatic cnidarian animals – all obligate parasites. It contains the sma ...
.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Ceratonova:
* ''
Ceratonova gasterostea''
Atkinson, Foott & Bartholomew, 2014
* ''
Ceratonova shasta
''Ceratonova shasta'' (syn. ''Ceratomyxa shasta'') is a myxosporean parasite that infects salmonidae, salmonid fish on the Pacific coast of North America. It was first observed at the Crystal Lake Hatchery, Shasta County, California, Shasta Count ...
''
(Noble, 1950)
References
Ceratomyxidae
Cnidarian genera
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