Taxonomic Study On Myxosporean (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) From Marine Fishes Of The Coastal Water Of Xiamen, China

This work mainly deals with 14 species of myxosporeans from marine fishes of thecoastal water of Xiamen(24o26ˊN, 118o04ˊE),China.The parasite subject toseveral gena of Myxosporea, namely:Myxidium Bütschii,1882;Zschokkella Auerbach,1910;Fabespora Naidenova & Zaika,1969;Ceratomyxa Thelohan, 1892 andUnicapsulocaudum gen. nov..Among these parasites, we have identified some new anddescribed species as follow: Myxidium epinephelum sp. nov.,Myxidium xiamenense sp.nov.,Zschokkella ariusi sp. nov.,Fabespora mugila sp. nov.,Ceratomyxa jimeiense sp.nov.,Ceratomyxa parvicapsula sp. nov.,Ceratomyxa mugila sp. nov.,Ceratomyxadonghaienes sp. nov., Ceratomyxa cheni Wu et al., 1993,Ceratomyxa epinephela Wuet al., 1993, Ceratomyxa reniforma Wu et al.,1993, Ceratomyxa sprenti Moser et al.,1989, Ceratomyxa toitai Fujita, 1923, and Unicapsulocaudum mugilum gen. nov. sp.nov..The descriptions of these myxosporeans are in accordance with the guidelines ofLom & Arthur (1989) and Lom & Dyková (1992), while the taxology and experimentalways followed the compendious classified system and research methods presented byYunjun Zhao (2000).