| Myxobolus | |
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| Myxobolus spinacurvatura, a species of Myxobolus |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Family: | Myxobolidae |
| Genus: | Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myxosoma Theolan, 1892 |
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Myxobolus is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like Myxobolus cerebralis. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of Myxobolus species were previously thought to be different organisms entirely, but are now united in this group.