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Fig. 4

From: Histozoic myxosporeans infecting the stomach wall of elopiform fishes represent a novel lineage, the Gastromyxidae

Fig. 4

Giemsa-stained histological sections of Gastromyxum rafii n. sp. and Gastromyxum bulani n. sp. a Histological section of the stomach of M. cyprinoides detailing the structures: CE columnar epithelium, CG cardiac glands, MC muscle coat. Two polysporous myxosporean plasmodia are present in the cardiac gland tissue (arrows) each containing numerous myxospores (inset). Bar = 50μm and 10μm inset. b Histological section from E. machnata showing a polysporous plasmodia (arrow) in the glandular tissue of the stomach wall, containing mature myxospores (inset). Bar = 25μm and 10μm inset

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