Synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida).
A synopsis of the species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Multivalvulida) is presented, including 95 nominal species. For each species the most relevant morphological and morphometric features are indicated in tabulated format. Included are data on the site of infection within the host, the type-host and type-locality, plus a full bibliography of the original records for these species. Molecular data (GenBank accession numbers) are also provided whenever possible.
Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal, jceiras@fc.up.pt.
Jorge Costa
JC
Eiras
Aurélia
A
Saraiva
Cristina
C
Cruz
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D055764:Myxozoa / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity