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

Myxobolus asymmetricus (Parisi, 1912)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Lentospora Plehn, 1904

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Myxobolus*	Bütschli, 1882	accepted genus name
*Mixosoma*	Thélohan, 1892	orthographic variant
*Lentospora*	Plehn, 1904	synonym
*Myxosoma*	Thélohan, 1892	synonym
*Myxosporidium*	Perugia, 1891	synonym

Literature

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	Eiras, J. C.; Molnár, K. & Lu, Y. S. (2005). Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae). Systematic Parasitology. 61(1): 1-46.
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.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Myxobolus asymmetricus (Parisi, 1912). 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:120505