Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Endocnidozoa > Class Myxozoa > Subclass Myxosporea > Order Bivalvulida > Suborder Platysporina > Family Myxobolidae

Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Mixosoma*	Thélohan, 1892	orthographic variant
*Lentospora*	Plehn, 1904	synonym
*Myxosoma*	Thélohan, 1892	synonym
*Myxosporidium*	Perugia, 1891	synonym

Children

Myxobolus aeglefini Auerbach, 1906
Myxobolus asymmetricus (Parisi, 1912)
Myxobolus bizerti Bahri & Marques, 1996
Myxobolus branchialis (Markewitsch, 1932)
Myxobolus episquamalis Egusa, Maeno & Sorimachi, 1990
Myxobolus exiguus Thélohan, 1895
Myxobolus gobii Naidenova, 1975
Myxobolus goreensis Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997
Myxobolus hannensis Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997
Myxobolus ichkeulensis Bahri & Marques, 1996
Myxobolus improvisus Izyumova in Shulman, 1966
Myxobolus merlucii (Perugia, 1891)
Myxobolus muelleri Bütschli, 1882
Myxobolus mugauratus Landsberg & Lom, 1991
Myxobolus mugchelo Landsberg & Lom, 1991
Myxobolus mugilis (Perugia, 1891)
Myxobolus parenzani Landsberg & Lom, 1991
Myxobolus parvus Shulman, 1962
Myxobolus petruschewskii Zhukov, 1964
Myxobolus platessae (Woodcock, 1904)
Myxobolus raibauti Fall, Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1997
Myxobolus spinacurvatura Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Egusa, 1990

Literature

original description	Bütschli, O. (1882). Myxosporidia. In: Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 1. Protozoa. Leipzig: C. F. Winter, pp. 590–603.
basis of record	Karlsbakk, E. (2001). Myxozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 80-84
additional source	Rangel, L. F.; Gibson, D. I.; Santos, M. J. (2014). Synopsis of the species of the genus Myxobilatus Davis, 1944 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobilatidae). Systematic Parasitology. 87(2): 187-198.
additional source	Gunter, N.; Adlard, R. (2010). The demise of Leptotheca Thélohan, 1895 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) and assignment of its species to Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Ellipsomyxa Køie, 2003 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 and Sphaerospora Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Sphaerosporidae). Systematic Parasitology. 75(2): 81-104.
additional source	Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. :59-101.
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Landsberg, J. H.; Lom, J. (1991). Taxonomy of the genera of the Myxobolus/Myxosoma group (Myxobolidae: Myxosporea), current listing of species and revision of synonyms. Systematic Parasitology. 18(3): 165-186.
additional source	Eiras, J. C.; Zhang, J.; Molnár, K. (2014). Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea, Myxobolidae) described between 2005 and 2013. Systematic Parasitology. 88(1): 11-36.
additional source	Eiras, J.C. (2005). An overview on the myxosporean parasites in amphibians and reptiles. Acta Parasitologica. 50(4): 267-275.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120290