| myxobolus cordeiroi n. sp., a parasite of zungaro jahu (siluriformes: pimelodiade) from brazilian pantanal: morphology, phylogeny and histopathology. | this work is part of an ongoing investigation into the characteristics of myxozoan parasites of freshwater fish in brazil and was carried out using morphology, histopathology and molecular analysis. a new myxosporea species (myxobolus cordeiroi) is described infecting the jaú catfish (zungaro jahu). fifty jaú specimens were examined and 78% exhibited plasmodia of the parasite. the plasmodia were white and round, measuring 0.3-2.0mm in diameter and the development occurred in the gill arch, skin, ... | 2009 | 19372007 |