title: Some species of the genus Myxobolus (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting freshwater fish of the River Nile, Egypt, and the impact on their hosts.
abstract: Six Myxobolus species are described from Nile fish, five of which are new and one is redescribed: M. naffari Abdel Ghaffar et al., 1998 was recovered from the gills of Labeo niloticus and the mouth of Barbus bynni; M. caudatus sp. n. was observed in the tail fin of B. bynni; M. fahmii sp. n. occurred in the gills of B. bynni; M. imami sp. n. was found in the kidney of L. niloticus; M. intestinalis sp. n. was recorded from the intestine of B. bynni; and M. perforata sp. n. was found in the internal surface of the operculum of Hydrocynus forskalii. The histological effects of some of the Myxobolus infections present are described.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Khaled A S
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: AL-Rasheid
authors.forename: Thabit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakran
authors.forename: Abdel-Azeem
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Baki
authors.forename: Fathy A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Ghaffar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D013170:Spores / Q000648:ultrastructure