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

Myxobolus parvus Shulman, 1962

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	Shulman, S.S. (1962). Phylum Protozoa. In: Bykhovskaya-Pavlovskaya, I.E. et al. (Eds) Key to parasites of freshwater fishes of the USSR.[ Keys to fauna of the USSR, No. 80]. Leningrad: Nauka, pp. 7–151 (In Russian).
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	Chen, C.L, Ma, C.L. (1998). Fauna Sinica. Myxozoa. Myxosporea. Science Press, Beijing. 993 pp.
additional source	Kalavati, C., Nandi, N.C. (2007). Handbook on Myxosporean Parasites of Indian Fishes. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 294.
additional source	Kaur, H.; Singh, R. (2012). A synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) parasitising Indian fishes and a revised dichotomous key to myxosporean genera. Systematic Parasitology. 81(1): 17-37.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Myxobolus parvus Shulman, 1962. 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:120524