| the light microscopy and ultrastructural characteristics of myxobolus naffari (myxosporea, myxobolidae) infecting the nile carp labeo niloticus (cyprinidae) and its histological impact | during a survey of myxosporean parasites infecting freshwater fishes from the river nile at giza governorates, egypt between march and september 2016, nine out of 30 specimens of the nile carp labeo niloticus (cyprinidae) were found to be naturally infected with myxobolus naffari (myxobolidae). small macroscopic plasmodia appeared embedded in the host gill tissue accompanied with fusion of the gill epithelia, and atrophy was observed at the site of infection. the host reaction was manifested by ... | 2018 | 29274208 |