| myxobolus mauriensis n. sp. infecting rib cartilage of young-of-the-year river herring in new jersey: notes on pathology, prevalence, and genetics. | : river herring populations, including alosa pseudoharengus and alosa aestivalis , have significantly declined as a result of anthropogenic factors throughout their range in eastern north america. to better understand the health of the species, parasite surveys were conducted in several new jersey rivers. a novel myxozoan parasite, myxobolus mauriensis n. sp., is described infecting the cartilage of pleural ribs in young-of-the-year fish. the parasite forms large polysporic plasmodia forming ps ... | 2016 | 27050110 |