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Five new myxosporean species belonging to three different genera were described from the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Bahr Shebin, Nile Tributary, Nile Delta, Egypt. These species are: Zschokkella nilei sp. n., Ortholinea africanus sp. n., Triangula egyptica sp. n., Myxobolus fomenai sp. n., and Myxobolus branchiophilus sp. n. Morphometry, light microscopy, and hand drawing of mature spores and plasmodia were presented for each species.
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The authors are thankful for the funding support from the Center of Excellence for Biodiversity Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdel-Ghaffar, F., El-Toukhy, A., Al-Quraishy, S. et al. Five new myxosporean species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Bahr Shebin, Nile Tributary, Nile Delta, Egypt. Parasitol Res 103, 1197–1205 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1116-z
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