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

Thelohanellus pyriformis (Thélohan, 1892)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Thelohanellus*	Kudo, 1933	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Myxobolus piriformis*	Thélohan, 1892	synonym
*Thelohanellus piriformis*	(Thélohan, 1892)	synonym

Literature

additional source	Kalavati, C., Nandi, N.C. (2007). Handbook on Myxosporean Parasites of Indian Fishes. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 294.
additional source	Goswami, U.; Cech, G.; Molnár, K.; Ghosh, S.; Sellyei, B.; Czeglédi, I.; Székely, C. (2022). Morphological and molecular studies on two myxosporean infections of cyprinid fishes: Thelohanellus pyriformis from tench and Thelohanellus cf. fuhrmanni from nase. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 18: 119-127.
additional source	Kaur, H.; Singh, R.; Katoch, A.; Attri, R.; Dar, S. A.; Gupta, A. (2017). Species diversity of the genus Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) parasitizing fishes in Indian subcontinent. Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 41(2): 305-312.
replacement name source	Dyková, I.; Lom, J. (1987). Host cell hypertrophy induced by contact with trophozoites of Thelohanellus pyriformis (Myxozoa: Myxosporea). Archiv für Protistenkunde. 133(3-4): 285-293.

Genbank

Citation

Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Thelohanellus pyriformis (Thélohan, 1892). 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:1739127