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

Myxobolus exiguus Thélohan, 1895

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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

original description	Thélohan, P. (1895). Recherches sur les Myxosporidies. Bulletin Scientifique de France et Belgique. 26: 100–394, pls. 7-9.
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	Chinh, N. N.; Ha, N. T. H.; Doanh, P. N.; Eiras, J. C.; Whipps, C. M.; Shirakashi, S. (2023). Synopsis of myxosporean species (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) parasitizing fishes from Vietnam. Systematic Parasitology. 100(4): 325-344.
additional source	Rocha, S.; Azevedo, C.; Oliveira, E.; Alves, Â.; Antunes, C.; Rodrigues, P.; Casal, G. (2018). Phylogeny and comprehensive revision of mugiliform-infecting myxobolids (Myxozoa, Myxobolidae), with the morphological and molecular redescription of the cryptic speciesMyxobolus exiguus. Parasitology. 146(4): 479-496.
additional source	Kudo, R. (1920). Studies on Myxosporidia. A synopsis of genera and species of Myxosporidia. Illinois Biological Monographs. 5(3-4): 1-265.
additional source	Chen, C.L, Ma, C.L. (1998). Fauna Sinica. Myxozoa. Myxosporea. Science Press, Beijing. 993 pp.
additional source	Fomena, A.; Bouix, G. (1997). Myxosporea (Protozoa: Myxozoa) of freshwater fishes in Africa: keys to genera and species. Systematic Parasitology. 37(3): 161-178.
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	Labbé, A. (1899). Sporozoa. Das Tierreich. Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft. 5. Lieferung. Protozoa. Berlin: R. Friedländer und Sohn Verlag, 1-xx, 1-180 pp.
additional source	Kudo, R. (1933). A taxonomic consideration of Myxosporidia. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 52(3): 195-216.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Myxobolus exiguus Thélohan, 1895. 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:120510