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

Myxobolus ichkeulensis Bahri & Marques, 1996

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	Bahri, S.; Marques, A. (1996). Myxosporean parasites of the genus Myxobolus from Mugil cephalus in Ichkeul lagoon, Tunisia:description of two new species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 27: 115-122.
additional source	Abdul-Ameer, K.N., Abbas, J.A. (2021). Description of six species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from freshwater fish species in Iraq. Biological and Applied Environmental Research. 5(2): 248-259.
additional source	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	Bölükbaş, C. S., Pekmezci, G. Z., Yardimci, B., Özpıçak, M., Yılmaz, S., Polat, N. (2020). First molecular data on the validity of Myxobolus ichkeulensis (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) from Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in Turkish waters. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi. 67(2): 169-174.
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.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Myxobolus ichkeulensis Bahri & Marques, 1996. 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:120514