First description of myxozoans from Syria: Novel records of hexactinomyxon, triactinomyxon and endocapsa actinospore types

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Oligochaete worms collected in late March and early April 2005 from 3 freshwater biotopes in Syria were surveyed over an 11 wk period for myxosporean parasites (Myxozoa). Three types of novel actinospore stages were identified from 1 host species, Psammoryctides albicola. A hexactinomyxon was found in 6 P. albicola (7.5%) collected from a branch of the River Orontes, north of the city of Hama. A triactinomyxon and an endocapsa were found in single P. albicola specimens from the Al-Thaurah region of the Euphrates River (Lake Assad). No oligochaetes collected from Al-Ghab fish farm (Orontes region) released actinospores during the observation period. The present study is the first description of myxosporeans, including actinospore stages, from Syria. The 3 types described herein differ morphologically and molecularly (18S rDNA) from published records. © Inter-Research 2007.

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Székely, C., Hallett, S. L., Al-Samman, A., & Dayoub, A. (2007). First description of myxozoans from Syria: Novel records of hexactinomyxon, triactinomyxon and endocapsa actinospore types. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74(2), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao074127

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