''Myxobolus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 smallest animals ever known to have lived. O ...

that includes important parasites of fish like ''

Myxobolus cerebralis ''Myxobolus cerebralis'' is a Myxosporea, myxosporean parasite of Salmonidae, salmonids (salmon and trout species) that causes whirling disease in Fish farming, farmed salmon and trout and also in Wild fisheries, wild fish populations. It was f ...

''. The genus is

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought to be different organisms entirely, but are now united in this group.

Species

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Myxobolus acanthogobii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Hoshina, 1952 * '' Myxobolus acanthopagri'' Lom & Dyková, 1994 * ''

Myxobolus achmerovi ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Shulman, 1966 * ''

Myxobolus acutus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Fujita, 1912) * ''

Myxobolus adeli ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Yurakhno & Ovcharenko, 2014 * '' Myxobolus aeglefini'' Auerbach, 1906 * '' Myxobolus aisanensis'' Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998 * ''

Myxobolus aldrichetti ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Su & White, 1994 * ''

Myxobolus algonquinensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Xiao & Desser, 1997 *''

Myxobolus aligarhensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Bhatt & Siddiqui, 1964 * ''

Myxobolus anatolicus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Pekmezci, Yardimci, Yilmaz & Polat, 2014 * ''

Myxobolus arabicus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Kardousha & El-Tantawy, 2002 * '' Myxobolus asymmetricus'' (Parisi, 1912) *''

Myxobolus aureatus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Ward, 1919 * ''

Myxobolus balantiocheili ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' Levsen, Alvik & Grotmol, 2004 * ''

Myxobolus bartoni ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Kalavati, Brickle & MacKenzie, 2000 * ''

Myxobolus baskai ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' Molnár, Székely, Mohamed & Shaharom-Harrison, 2006 * ''

Myxobolus bilineatum ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' Bond, 1938 * ''

Myxobolus bizerti ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' Bahri & Marques, 1996 * ''

Myxobolus branchialis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' (Markewitsch, 1932) * ''

Myxobolus braziliensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Casal, Matos & Azevedo, 1996 * ''

Myxobolus cephalus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Iverson, Chitty & Van Meter, 1971 * ''

Myxobolus chengkiangensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Ma, 1998 * ''

Myxobolus cheni ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Shulman, 1962 * ''

Myxobolus chiungchowensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998 * ''

Myxobolus conei ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Lom & Dyková, 1994 * '' Myxobolus cultus'' Yokoyama, Ogawa & Wakabayashi, 1995 * ''

Myxobolus cuneus ''Myxobolus cuneus'' is a species of Myxozoa, a Parasitism, parasitic Cnidaria, Cnidarian within the family Myxobolidae, found in São Paulo, Sao Paulo. ''M. cuneus'' hosts ''Piaractus mesopotamicus,'' often being found in the gill bladder, urinar ...

'' Adriano, Arana & Cordeiro, 2006 * ''

Myxobolus cyprinicola ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Reuss, 1906 * ''

Myxobolus diagrammae ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1995 * ''

Myxobolus diaphanus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Fantham, Porter & Richardson, 1940 * ''

Myxobolus episquamalis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Egusa, Maeno & Sorimachi, 1990 * ''

Myxobolus etropli ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Rajendran, Vijayan & Alavandi, 1998 * '' Myxobolus exiguus'' Thélohan, 1895 * '' Myxobolus ganguli'' Sarkar, Haldar & Chakraborti, 1982 * '' Myxobolus gayerae'' Molnar, Marton, Eszterbauer & Szekely, 2007 * ''

Myxobolus ginbuna ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Kato, Kasai, Tomochi, Li & Sato, 2017 * '' Myxobolus girellae'' Lom & Dyková, 1994 * '' Myxobolus gobii'' Naidenova, 1975 * ''

Myxobolus goensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Eiras & D'Souza, 2004 * ''

Myxobolus goreensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997 * ''

Myxobolus grandiintercapsularis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Shulman, 1962 * ''

Myxobolus hani ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Faye, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Fall & Toguebaye, 1999 * ''

Myxobolus hannensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997 * ''

Myxobolus hudsonis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' (Bond, 1938) * ''

Myxobolus hypseleotris ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998 * '' Myxobolus ichkeulensis'' Bahri & Marques, 1996 * '' Myxobolus improvisus'' Izyumova in Shulman, 1966 * '' Myxobolus inflatus'' Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998 * ''

Myxobolus insidiosus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Wyatt & Pratt, 1963 * '' Myxobolus klamathellus'' Atkinson & Banner, 2016 * ''

Myxobolus lalithakumarii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Gunter & Adlard, 2010 * ''

Myxobolus lintoni ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Gurley, 1893 * ''

Myxobolus longi ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Eiras, Molnar & Lu, 2005 * '' Myxobolus macropodusi'' (Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998) * ''

Myxobolus mahendrae ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Sarkar, 1986 * ''

Myxobolus merlucii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Perugia, 1891) * ''

Myxobolus mexicanus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Yoshino & Noble, 1973 * ''

Myxobolus monopterus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998) * '' Myxobolus muelleri'' Bütschli, 1882 * ''

Myxobolus mugauratus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Landsberg & Lom, 1991 * '' Myxobolus mugcephalus'' (Narasimhamurti, 1980) * '' Myxobolus mugchelo'' Landsberg & Lom, 1991 * '' Myxobolus mugilis'' (Perugia, 1891) * ''

Myxobolus mystusius ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Sarkar, 1986 * ''

Myxobolus narasii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Narasimhamurti, 1970) * ''

Myxobolus neurophilus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thoug ...

'' (Guilford, 1963) * '' Myxobolus nile'' Eiras, Molnar & Lu, 2005 * '' Myxobolus ophicephali'' Bhatt & Siddiqui, 1964 * ''

Myxobolus pangasii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Molnár, Székely, Mohamed & Shaharom-Harrison, 2006 * '' Myxobolus paratoyamai'' Kato, Kasai, Tomochi, Li & Sato, 2017 * ''

Myxobolus parenzani ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Landsberg & Lom, 1991 * '' Myxobolus parvus'' Shulman, 1962 * ''

Myxobolus percae ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Fantham, Porter & Richardson, 1939 * '' Myxobolus perforata'' Ali, Al-Rasheid, Sakran, Abdel-Baki & Abdel-Ghaffar, 2002 * ''

Myxobolus petenensis ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Frey, Cone & Duobinis-Gray, 1998 * ''

Myxobolus petruschewskii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Zhukov, 1964 * ''

Myxobolus pleuronectidae ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like '' Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously though ...

'' Hahn, 1917 * '' Myxobolus purkynjei'' Lom & Dyková, 1994 * ''

Myxobolus raibauti ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997 * ''

Myxobolus rhinogobii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Chen in Chen & Ma, 1998 * '' Myxobolus rhodei'' Lom & Dyková, 1994 * ''

Myxobolus saranai ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Tripathi, 1953) * ''

Myxobolus scleroperca ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Guilford, 1963) * ''

Myxobolus spinacurvatura ''Myxobolus spinacurvatura'' is a species of Myxozoa in the family Myxobolidae, that inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ''M. spinacurvatura'' is a parasitic Cnidarian Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom An ...

'' Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Egusa, 1990 * ''

Myxobolus spirosulcatus ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Kearn, 1995 * ''

Myxobolus stomum ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Ali, Abdel-Baki, Sakran, Entzeroth & Abdel-Ghaffar, 2003 * '' Myxobolus subtecalis'' (Bond, 1938) * ''

Myxobolus tanakai ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Kato, Kasai, Tomochi, Li & Sato, 2017 * ''

Myxobolus tapajosi ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Zatti, Atkinson, Maia, Correa, Bartholomew & Adriano, 2018 * ''

Myxobolus tripterygii ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' (Laird, 1953) * ''

Myxobolus vanivilasae ''Myxobolus'' is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of ''Myxobolus'' species were previously thought t ...

'' Seenappa & Manohar, 1980

References

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