Myxobolus cuneus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Myxobolidae |
Genus: | Myxobolus |
Species: | M. cuneus
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Binomial name | |
Myxobolus cuneus Adriano, Arana & Cordeiro, 2006
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Myxobolus cuneus is a species of Myxozoa, a parasitic Cnidarian within the family Myxobolidae, found in Sao Paulo.[1] M. cuneus infests Piaractus mesopotamicus, often being found in the gill bladder, urinary bladder, gills, spleen, fins, head surface, liver, and heart within the fish.[2]