| myxobolus petenensis n. sp (myxosporea) from the circumorbital integument of dorosoma petenense (clupeidae) in kentucky lake. | myxobolus petenensis n. sp. is described from the circumorbital integument of threadfin shad (dorosoma petenense) in kentucky lake, kentucky. preserved spores are subspherical in frontal view and measure 10.1-13.1 microm long and 12.0-15.8 microm wide. the polar capsules are pyriform and often unequal in size, with the larger capsule measuring 6.6-8.0 microm long and 4.8-5.7 microm wide and the smaller capsule 5.7-7.4 microm long and 4.2-5.5 microm wide. examination of several clupeids, skipjack ... | 1998 | 9920314 |