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Table 3 Measurements of twenty fresh actinospores observed in this study

From: Studies of Myxidium giardi Cépède, 1906 infections in Icelandic eels identifies a genetically diverse clade of myxosporeans that represents the Paramyxidium n. g. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae)

Actinospore type

Host species

Diameter of spherical spore body

Range (Mean)

Length of caudal process

Range (Mean)

Width of caudal process

Range (Mean)

Largest span between end of caudal processes

Range (Mean)

Reference

Aurantiactinomyxon

L. variegatus

9.0–12.5 (10.4)

14.5–16.3 (15.4)

7.5–10 (8.5)

29.9–32.5 (30.8)

Present study