Ceratomyxa elegans is a species of myxozoans. It is found in the Mediterranean[2] and the Argentinian Seas. It is a parasite of Batrachoidiform toadfishes.[3]

Ceratomyxa elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Myxosporea
Order: Bivalvulida
Family: Ceratomyxidae
Genus: Ceratomyxa
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Ceratomyxa elegans

References

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  1. ^ Myxosporidia from Californian fishes. AP Jameson - The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Dec., 1929), pages 59-68, doi:10.2307/3271910
  2. ^ 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: pages 80-84
  3. ^ Ceratomyxa Elegans Jameson, 1929 (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) Parásito de Peces Batracoididos en el Mar Argentino. Daniel Tanzola, Silvia ELizabeth Guagliardo, Noelia Galeano and Raúl A. González, Natura Neotropicalis, April 2006, 1(37), doi:10.14409/natura.v1i37.3838
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