Table 1 Measurements of twenty fresh myxospores of Paramyxidium spp., including dimensions from the original description of P. giardi
Species | Host species | Site of infection | Spore body Range (Mean) | Polar capsules Range (Mean) | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | Length | Width | ||||
P. giardi a | A. anguilla | Kidney | 9.0–10.0 (nd) | 5.5–6.0 (nd) | 3.0–5.0 (nd) | nd (2.0) | Cépède (1906) [5] |
P. giardi | A. anguilla | Kidney | 9.5–11.4 (10.6) | 6.5–7.5 (7.0) | 3.5–4.2 (4.0) | 2.7–3.9 (3.6) | Present study |
P. magi n. sp. | A. anguilla | Stomach wall | 10.8–12.9 (11.6) | 7.0–8.4 (7.6) | 3.6–4.6 (4.0) | 3.1–4.0 (3.6) | Present study |
P. branchialis n. sp. | A. anguilla | Gills | 10.7–12.3 (11.6) | 6.6–7.8 (7.3) | 3.9–4.5 (4.2) | 3.2–4.2 (3.8) | Present study |
P. bulani n. sp. | M. cyprinoides | Kidney | 6.1–6.9 (6.7) | 4.2–5.1 (4.7) | 2.1–2.5 (2.3) | 1.5–2.0 (1.8) | Present study |