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Fig. 6

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

Fig. 6

Transmission electron micrographs of Gastromyxum bulani n. sp. Spores have a single nucleus (n) and valves that join with an overlap (arrows) and are considerably thickened at the apical end (asterisk), away from the suture where the polar filament is discharged (a and b). At the margin of one end of each valve are the valvogenic cells (arrows) and nuclei (asterisk) (c and d). Scale bars 2 μm (a,b) 1 μm (c,d)

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