| morphological characterisation and phylogenetic relationships of zschokkella candia n. sp. from the gall-bladder of sparisoma cretense (l.) (perciformes: scaridae) in the sea of crete off greece. | a new myxosporean parasite, zschokkella candia n. sp., from the gall-bladder of the wild parrotfish sparisoma cretense (l.) (perciformes: scaridae) is described based on light and scanning electron microscopy. mature spores are elliptical, with mean dimensions 11.2 ± 0.5 × 7.8 ± 0.1 μm and possess spherical polar capsules with mean diameter of 2.3 ± 0.3 μm. the new species is differentiated from other similar species of the genus based on spore morphology, its coelozoic life-style and molecular ... | 2015 | 26446543 |