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sp. 2
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host:
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Linnaeus, 1758
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, goldline sea bream (
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: 
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)
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locality:
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Mediterranean off 
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, Gulf of 
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(
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, 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B3EBFEA480BB4276" bold="true" box="[199,395,294,319]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Site of infection:</emphasis>
Within gall bladder
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The overall prevalence is 8.8% (29/330) (
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). 0% (0/120) fish infected in the Bay of Bizerte. The infection was confined only at Gulf of 
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with prevalence 13.8% (29/210) distributed as following, 03/ 2012: 16.7% (5/30); 04/2012: 20% (6/30); 05/2012: 10% (3/30); 06/2012: 10% (3/30); 07/2012: 20% (6/30); 08/ 2012: 10% (3/30); 05/2013: 15% (3/20); 06/2013: 0% (0/10) (see Table 4).
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B3EBFE5880B242BA" bold="true" box="[199,386,474,499]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Mean intensity:</emphasis>
98.5 ± 25.7 spores/infected fish (+++++) (
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) (see Table 4).
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Digitized photos of 
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spores were deposited in the parasitological collection of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B3EBFD0C80A841EE" bold="true" box="[199,408,654,679]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Vegetative stages.</emphasis>
Trophozoïtes were sub-spherical to pyriform (
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A,B), floating freely in the bile. Some live trophozoïtes were seen with a long pseudopodia, extending on all it periphery and containing numerous refractile granules and inner generative cells (
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A,B). Monosporic plasmodia (n = 30), measuring 23.1 ± 3.25 (18–27) µm in length and 38.94 ± 5.72 (32–48) µm in width. Each plasmodium presented one spore which the extreme part of each shell valves are twisted and surrounded with very granular endoplasm (
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D,E).
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B3EBFCC080274012" bold="true" box="[199,279,834,859]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Spores</emphasis>
(n = 30 fresh spores). Spores typical of the genus 
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. Mature spores were elongated, arcuate to crescent-shaped in sutural view (figs. 7A–B,8E) measuring 9.73 ± 0.63 (9-10.5) µm in length and 40.32 ± 3.83 (35–45) µm in thickness. Posterior angle was concave 150.2 ± 2.9 (146–155°). The valves were almost equal with rounded ends and smoothly ovoid in lateral view. Anterior and posterior margins of shell valves tapered gradually to the end. A binucleate sporoplasm contained numerous sporoplasmosomes and occupied most of the spore cavity and separated by straight sutural line visible between the valves (
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F,H). Polar capsules were pyriform 4.2 ± 0.2 (4–4.5) µm in length and 3.51 ± 0.39 (3–4) µm in width (n = 30). The polar filament formed four to five turns arranged along the longitudinal axis of the capsule.
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Among the 
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spp. reported from the Mediterranean Sea and throughout the world and under consideration of the morphological and measures characteristics of the studied species, several species seem superficially closer to the current finding. These species are: 
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described in different hosts and localities (see 
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). 
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(syn. 
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, see Gunter &amp; Adlard 2010), 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B78BFA95842B4666" box="[1191,1307,1302,1327]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. subtilis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
found in the gall bladders of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B14CFAB8827B461A" box="[608,843,1338,1363]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Lepidopus caudatus</emphasis>
(Euphrasen, 1788)
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B7ACFAB884AC461A" box="[1152,1436,1338,1363]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Coelorhynchus australis</emphasis>
(Richardson, 1838)
</taxonomicName>
respectively from 
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waters, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B069FADD8437463E" authority="Moser" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1989" box="[837,1287,1374,1399]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohdei">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B069FADD8280463E" box="[837,944,1374,1399]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. rohdei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFC8FFD7B095FADD8437463E" author="Moser" box="[953,1287,1374,1399]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" refString="Moser, M., Kent, M. L. &amp; Dennis, D. (1989) Gallbladder Myxosporea in coral reef fishes from Heron Island, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 37, 1 - 13." type="journal article" year="1989">Moser, Kent &amp; Dennis, 1989</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
found in the gall bladder of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B26EFA0683CB46D2" authority="Smith-Vaniz, 1976" authorityName="Smith-Vaniz" authorityYear="1976" box="[322,763,1410,1435]" family="Blenniidae" genus="Petroscrites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fallax">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B26EFA06833F46D2" box="[322,527,1410,1435]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Petroscrites fallax</emphasis>
(Smith-Vaniz, 1976)
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC8FFD7B013FA00829946D2" box="[831,937,1410,1435]" name="Australia" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Australia</collectingCountry>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B098FA0185F346D2" authority="Aseeva, 2003" authorityName="Aseeva" authorityYear="2003" box="[948,1219,1410,1435]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="durusa">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B098FA01851346D2" box="[948,1059,1410,1435]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. durusa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFC8FFD7B706FA0185F346D2" author="Aseeva" box="[1066,1219,1411,1435]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" refString="Aseeva, N. L. (2003) New species of myxosporean (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) parasites of Ceratomyxa from fishes of Peter the Great Bay (Japan Sea). Journal of Parasitology, 89, 1172 - 1180. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1645 / GE- 2995" type="journal article" year="2003">Aseeva, 2003</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
described from the gall bladders of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B27AFA24832046F7" box="[342,528,1446,1471]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Limanda aspera</emphasis>
(Pallas, 1814)
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B1DBFA2582AF46F6" box="[759,927,1446,1471]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">L. herzensteini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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&amp; Snyder, 1901) in 
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(Sea of 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC8FFD7B3BBFA4981E946AA" box="[151,217,1483,1507]" name="Japan" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Japan</collectingCountry>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B234FA49822D46AA" authority="Freeman, Yokoyama &amp; Ogawa, 2008" authorityName="Freeman, Yokoyama &amp; Ogawa" authorityYear="2008" box="[280,797,1482,1507]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anko">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B234FA49804046AA" box="[280,368,1482,1507]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. anko</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFC8FFD7B254FA49822D46AA" author="Freeman" box="[376,797,1482,1507]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" refString="Freeman, M. A., Yokoyama, H. &amp; Ogawa, K. (2008) Description and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa anko sp. n. and Zschokkella lophii sp. n. from the Japanese anglerfish, Lophius litulon (Jordan). Journal of Fish Diseases, 31, 921 - 930. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2761.2008.00965. x" type="journal article" year="2008">Freeman, Yokoyama &amp; Ogawa, 2008</bibRefCitation>
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found in the gall bladder of the 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B7A1FA48840846AA" box="[1165,1336,1482,1507]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Lophius litulon</emphasis>
(
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC8FFD7B665FA4884A846AA" box="[1353,1432,1482,1507]" name="Jordan" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">Jordan</collectingCountry>
, 1902)
</taxonomicName>
from the Pacific coast of 
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(see 
<tableCitation id="C6A30369FFC8FFD7B158FA6C83FA454E" box="[628,714,1518,1543]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="13.[151,235,404,426]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,620,1067]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="TABLE 2. Comparison of the spore measurements of the present Ceratomyxa sp. 2 with taxonomic affinities species (measurements are in micrometer)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF5E665AFFC9FFD6B3BBFE1680CA4281" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" tableUuid="DF5E665AFFC9FFD6B3BBFE1680CA4281">Table 2</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC8FFD7B3EBF990851344DA" blockId="12.[151,1437,1158,1939]" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">
Comparative study of morphological and morphometric characteristics of the spores and polar capsules with the mentioned above species shows that the present species distinguishes from 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B720F9B585B24507" box="[1036,1154,1591,1614]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="arcuata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B720F9B585B24507" box="[1036,1154,1591,1614]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. arcuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having thicker spores with two shell valves narrower toward their ends compared to those of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B087F9D98511453A" box="[939,1057,1627,1651]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="arcuata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B087F9D98511453A" box="[939,1057,1627,1651]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. arcuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The spores of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B7E7F9D9847D453A" box="[1227,1357,1626,1651]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="elongata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B7E7F9D9847D453A" box="[1227,1357,1626,1651]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. elongata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B6AEF9D981D545DE" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="durusa">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B6AEF9D981D545DE" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. durusa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appear to be much thicker than those of isolate species and their polar capsules are ordinarily spherical on the contrary to the present form. For 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B179F92183FB45F2" box="[597,715,1698,1723]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="subtilis">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B179F92183FB45F2" box="[597,715,1698,1723]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. subtilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, only the shape of spore is closely similar to recent species, however no measurements overlap between both species. The spores of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B0ECF94585194596" box="[960,1065,1734,1759]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohdei">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B0ECF94585194596" box="[960,1065,1734,1759]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. rohdei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are shorter in length and possess two spherical polar capsules while those of the current species are pyriform. the recent finding is separated from 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B6AEF96981FE446E" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anko">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B6AEF96981FE446E" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. anko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having two polar capsules pyriform while those of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B010F88D82A5446E" box="[828,917,1806,1831]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anko">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B010F88D82A5446E" box="[828,917,1806,1831]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. anko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are typically spherical. Besides, the valves of the present isolate are narrower than those of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B1BBF8B183DE4402" box="[663,750,1842,1867]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anko">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B1BBF8B183DE4402" box="[663,750,1842,1867]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">C. anko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In light of these differences with closely related species, we believe that present myxozoan under study found infecting the gall bladder of 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B708F8D585A04426" box="[1060,1168,1878,1903]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC8FFD7B708F8D585BC4426" box="[1060,1164,1878,1903]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Sarpa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="12" pageNumber="169" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scriba">S. scriba</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
is a morphologically a distinct species reported by the first time in 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC8FFD7B1AEF8F983EB44DA" box="[642,731,1914,1939]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="169">S. salpa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Mediterranean Sea.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3BBFF15806043E6" blockId="13.[151,1436,151,357]" box="[151,336,151,176]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ecological notes</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBFF3E80A2422D" blockId="13.[151,1436,151,357]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
During this study, infection by 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B133FF3F8398439D" box="[543,680,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B182FF3E83D4439C" bold="true" box="[686,740,188,213]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">sp. 2</emphasis>
was observed only at Gulf of 
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. The overall prevalence is 8.8%. This myxosporean has a parasitic status as satellite species. Infection by 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B719FF62857843BE" box="[1077,1096,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B775FF5D85A243B1" bold="true" box="[1113,1170,223,248]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">sp. 2</emphasis>
started from March to August. Prevalence and mean intensity values fluctuated with months and the maximum rate of infection was noted in April and July with 20% (see Table 4). Overally, the mean intensity was moderate with 98.5 ± 25.7 spores per infected fish (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3BBFE1680CA4281" blockId="13.[151,1436,404,606]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3BBFE16803A42E3" bold="true" box="[151,266,404,426]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Comparison of the spore measurements of the present 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B043FE1682DB42E0" box="[879,1003,404,425]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B0D4FE16850042E3" bold="true" box="[1016,1072,404,426]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">sp. 2</emphasis>
with taxonomic affinities species (measurements are in micrometer).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3B0FE63846F4152" blockId="13.[151,1436,404,606]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Species Host(s) Localiity Spore Polar capsule Length Thickness Length Width</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FDAB80624176" bold="true" box="[156,338,553,575]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FDAB802B4177" bold="true" box="[156,283,553,574]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 2
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B251FDA880C74176" box="[381,503,553,575]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Sarpa salpa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(Gulf of 9.73(9–10.5) 40.32 4.2 3.51 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FDCA81944117" bold="true" box="[156,164,584,606]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">(</emphasis>
Present study) 
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) (35–45) (4–4.5) (3–4) 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3BBFBD580234739" bold="true" box="[151,275,1111,1136]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<typeStatus id="549A8870FFC9FFD6B3BBFBD581E24739" box="[151,210,1111,1136]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Type</typeStatus>
host:
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B237FBDA80904739" box="[283,416,1111,1136]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Sarpa salpa</emphasis>
Linnaeus, 1758
</taxonomicName>
, goldline sea bream (
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: 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B0F1FBD585714739" box="[989,1089,1111,1136]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Sparidae</taxonomicName>
)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3B0FDEE805A4762" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<table id="F921C472FFC90024B3BBFDEE84AC4762" box="[151,1436,620,1067]" gridcols="5" gridrows="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFDEE84AC41E9" box="[151,1436,620,672]" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFDEE834541E9" box="[151,629,620,672]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FDEE837941CB" box="[156,585,620,642]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3B0FDEE801441CB" box="[156,292,620,642]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="lepidopusi">C. lepidopusi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FDEE837941CB" authority="Meglitsch (1960)" authorityName="Meglitsch" authorityYear="1960" box="[381,585,620,642]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Trichiuridae" genus="Lepidopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caudatus">Lepidopus caudatus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
Meglitsch (1960)
</th>
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B1BFFDEE82C641E9" box="[659,1014,620,672]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">New Zealand 9.6(7.7–11) (Pacific Ocean)</th>
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B726FDEE85B641E9" box="[1034,1158,620,672]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">91(72.6–99)</th>
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B7B2FDEE843741E9" box="[1182,1287,620,672]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">3(2.2–3.3)</th>
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B60DFDEE84AC41E9" box="[1313,1436,620,672]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">3 (2.2–3.3)</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFD2C84AC41AA" box="[151,1436,686,739]" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFD2C834541AA" box="[151,629,686,739]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3B0FD2D805D418D" authority="Meglitsch" authorityName="Meglitsch" box="[156,365,686,708]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="subtilis">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FD2D8032418D" box="[156,258,686,708]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C. subtilis</emphasis>
Meglitsch
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FD2C81EF41AA" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B251FD2C8345418D" box="[381,629,686,708]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Coelorhynchus australis</emphasis>
(1960)
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B1BFFD2C82C641AA" box="[659,1014,686,739]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">New Zealand 3.9(3.4–4.5) (Pacific Ocean</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B726FD2C85B641AA" box="[1034,1158,686,739]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">21.5 (15.7–26)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B7B2FD2C843741AA" box="[1182,1287,686,739]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">1.8(1.5–2)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B60DFD2C84AC41AA" box="[1313,1436,686,739]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">1.8 (1.5–2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFD7384AC406F" box="[151,1436,753,806]" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFD738345406F" box="[151,629,753,806]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3B0FD708072404E" authority="Moser" authorityName="Moser" box="[156,322,753,775]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohdei">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FD7081CB404E" box="[156,251,753,775]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C. rohdei</emphasis>
Moser
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B264FD70819F406F" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
et 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FD708307404E" box="[381,567,753,775]" family="Blenniidae" genus="Petroscrites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fallax">Petroscrites fallax</taxonomicName>
al
</emphasis>
. (1989)
</th>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B1BFFD7382C6406F" box="[659,1014,753,806]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Australia (Coral sea) 4.6(4.5–5.9)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B726FD7385B6406F" box="[1034,1158,753,806]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">43.3(40–45)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B7B2FD738437406F" box="[1182,1287,753,806]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">2</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B60DFD7384AC406F" box="[1313,1436,753,806]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFCB684AC4021" box="[151,1436,820,872]" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFCB683454021" box="[151,629,820,872]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3B0FCB6807F4000" authority="Asseva" authorityName="Asseva" box="[156,335,820,842]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="durusa">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FCB680304003" box="[156,256,820,842]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C. durusa</emphasis>
Asseva
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FCB681EF4021" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pleuronectidae" genus="Limanda" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pleuronectiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aspera">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B251FCB683134003" box="[381,547,820,842]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Limanda aspera</emphasis>
(2003)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FCD183224021" box="[381,530,850,872]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pleuronectidae" genus="Limanda" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pleuronectiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="herzensteini">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B251FCD183224021" box="[381,530,850,872]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">L. herzensteini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B1BFFCB682C64021" box="[659,1014,820,872]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Russia (Sea of Japan) 8–10</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B726FCB685B64021" box="[1034,1158,820,872]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">100–112</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B7B2FCB684374021" box="[1182,1287,820,872]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">4.25</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B60DFCB684AC4021" box="[1313,1436,820,872]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">4.25</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFCF484AC40E2" box="[151,1436,886,939]" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFCF4834540E2" box="[151,629,886,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3B0FCF5807940C5" authority="Freeman" authorityName="Freeman" box="[156,329,886,908]" family="Macrouridae" genus="Coelorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gadiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anko">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3B0FCF581DB40C5" box="[156,235,886,908]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C. anko</emphasis>
Freeman
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B27CFCFA819F40E2" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
et 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B251FCF4832740C5" box="[381,535,886,908]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lophiidae" genus="Lophius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="litulon">Lophius litulon</taxonomicName>
al
</emphasis>
. (2008)
</th>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B1BFFCF482C640E2" box="[659,1014,886,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Japan (Pacific ocean) 10.3 (9.7–11.9)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B726FCF485B640E2" box="[1034,1158,886,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">41.9 (36.9–47.2)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B7B2FCF4843740E2" box="[1182,1287,886,939]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">4.6 (4.1–5.3)</td>
<td id="76C05DECFFC90024B60DFCF484AC40E2" box="[1313,1436,886,939]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">4.6 (4.1–5.3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35113490FFC90024B3BBFB9384AC4762" box="[151,1436,1041,1067]" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="76C05DECFFC90024B3BBFB9383454762" box="[151,629,1041,1067]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFC9FFD6B3BBFB93801A4762" box="[151,298,1041,1067]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3BBFB93801A4762" bold="true" box="[151,298,1041,1067]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 3
</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBFBFE805947DC" bold="true" box="[199,361,1148,1173]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<typeStatus id="549A8870FFC9FFD6B3EBFBFE803247DC" box="[199,258,1148,1173]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Type</typeStatus>
locality:
</emphasis>
Mediterranean off 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC9FFD6B16DFBFE83A747DC" box="[577,663,1148,1173]" name="Tunisia" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
, Bay of Bizerte, 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC9FFD6B078FBFE829747DC" box="[852,935,1148,1173]" name="Tunisia" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="EE155015FFC9FFD6B09AFBFE851147DD" box="[950,1057,1148,1172]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" precision="925" value="37.333332">37°20’ N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE155015FFC9FFD6B701FBFE85B747DD" box="[1069,1159,1148,1173]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" precision="925" value="9.883333">9°53’ E</geoCoordinate>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBFB1D835A47F1" blockId="13.[151,1436,1111,1461]" box="[199,618,1183,1208]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBFB1D80BB47F1" bold="true" box="[199,395,1183,1208]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Site of infection:</emphasis>
Within gall bladder
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBFB46801E4601" blockId="13.[151,1436,1111,1461]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBFB4680624794" bold="true" box="[199,338,1220,1245]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Prevalence:</emphasis>
The overall prevalence is 3% (10/330) (
<figureCitation id="131A2A57FFC9FFD6B06CFB4682BA4795" box="[832,906,1220,1245]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="25.[151,250,783,805]" captionTargetBox="[325,1259,201,752]" captionTargetId="figure@25.[319,1267,195,759]" captionTargetPageId="25" captionText="FIGURE 9. Prevalence of species of myxozoans from 2 localities, Gulf of Tunis and Bay of Bizerte. The total prevalence determined within the pooled sample of 330 goldline sea bream (Sarpa salpa)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229279/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
). None fish caught from Gulf of 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFC9FFD6B609FB4684544794" box="[1317,1380,1220,1245]" name="Tunisia" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Tunis</collectingCountry>
was parasitized with 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B274FB6A804247B6" box="[344,370,1256,1279]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">C.</emphasis>
sp. 3. The infection was recorded only at Bay of Bizerte with prevalence 8.33% (10/120) distributed as following, 03/2013: 0% (0/30); 04/2013: 0% (0/30); 05/2013: 33.3% (10/30); 06/2013: 0% (0/30) (see Table 4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBFAD6850C4625" blockId="13.[151,1436,1111,1461]" box="[199,1084,1364,1389]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBFAD680B24624" bold="true" box="[199,386,1364,1389]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Mean intensity:</emphasis>
35.5 ± 8.4 spores/infected fish (++++) (
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) (see Table 4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBFAF582E346FD" blockId="13.[151,1436,1111,1461]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBFAF5804946D9" bold="true" box="[199,377,1399,1424]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Type-material:</emphasis>
Digitized photos of 
<typeStatus id="549A8870FFC9FFD6B15DFAFA83F846D9" box="[625,712,1400,1424]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
spores were deposited in the parasitological collection of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (
<collectionCode id="ED30AE17FFC9FFD6B17BFA1E838246FD" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" box="[599,690,1436,1460]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">MNHN</collectionCode>
), Paris, Coll. No. ZS 128.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3BBFA66802A46B4" blockId="13.[151,1436,1508,1932]" box="[151,282,1508,1533]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Description</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBF98583974521" blockId="13.[151,1436,1508,1932]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBF98580A94569" bold="true" box="[199,409,1543,1568]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Vegetative stages.</emphasis>
Trophozoïtes (n = 30) were pyriform, floating freely in the bile and measured 19.6 ± 2.05 (16.9–22.8) µm in length and 32.68 ± 2.57 (29.5–36.4) µm in width. Disporous, each plasmodium contained two identical spores with fine granules (
<figureCitation id="131A2A57FFC9FFD6B10AF9CD835A4521" box="[550,618,1615,1640]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1223,1245]" captionTargetBox="[325,1265,192,1202]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,178,1217]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Photomicrographs of Ceratomyxa sp. 3 from the gall bladder of Sarpa salpa. (A – B) Live disporic plasmodia (P). (C – E) Fresh mature spores (ms) in sutural view showing clearly the distinct spherical polar capsules (pc), the straight suture line (sl) and the distribution and the edge of the sporoplasm into the spore cavity in both sides (*). (F) Mature spore in apical view. Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229275/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
A,B).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFC9FFD6B3EBF9F6859744C5" blockId="13.[151,1436,1508,1932]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B3EBF9F6802745C4" bold="true" box="[199,279,1652,1677]" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Spores</emphasis>
(n = 30 fresh spores). Spores typical of the genus 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFC9FFD6B062F9F782E745C5" box="[846,983,1653,1676]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Mature spores were narrowly crescentshaped and transversely elongate, with anterior margin slightly convex and posterior slightly concave in sutural view (
<figureCitation id="131A2A57FFC9FFD6B3F1F93D801A4591" box="[221,298,1727,1752]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1223,1245]" captionTargetBox="[325,1265,192,1202]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,178,1217]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Photomicrographs of Ceratomyxa sp. 3 from the gall bladder of Sarpa salpa. (A – B) Live disporic plasmodia (P). (C – E) Fresh mature spores (ms) in sutural view showing clearly the distinct spherical polar capsules (pc), the straight suture line (sl) and the distribution and the edge of the sporoplasm into the spore cavity in both sides (*). (F) Mature spore in apical view. Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229275/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
C–E,8F), measuring 7.4 ± 0.8 (6.5–8.5) µm in length and 30 ± 1.8 (28–33) µm in thickness. Posterior angle was slightly concave to straight 168.5 ± 4.2 (162–172°). Two shell valves equal in size and straight sutural line visible between valves (
<figureCitation id="131A2A57FFC9FFD6B2F8F88583104469" box="[468,544,1799,1824]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1223,1245]" captionTargetBox="[325,1265,192,1202]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,178,1217]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Photomicrographs of Ceratomyxa sp. 3 from the gall bladder of Sarpa salpa. (A – B) Live disporic plasmodia (P). (C – E) Fresh mature spores (ms) in sutural view showing clearly the distinct spherical polar capsules (pc), the straight suture line (sl) and the distribution and the edge of the sporoplasm into the spore cavity in both sides (*). (F) Mature spore in apical view. Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229275/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
C–F). The most attractive feature was a binucleate sporoplasm not filling all the spore cavity so that the space around each polar capsule was completely free (
<figureCitation id="131A2A57FFC9FFD6B70CF8A9855F440D" box="[1056,1135,1835,1860]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1223,1245]" captionTargetBox="[325,1265,192,1202]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,178,1217]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Photomicrographs of Ceratomyxa sp. 3 from the gall bladder of Sarpa salpa. (A – B) Live disporic plasmodia (P). (C – E) Fresh mature spores (ms) in sutural view showing clearly the distinct spherical polar capsules (pc), the straight suture line (sl) and the distribution and the edge of the sporoplasm into the spore cavity in both sides (*). (F) Mature spore in apical view. Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/229275/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="170">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
C–F). Polar capsules were typically spherical, 3 ± 0.41 (2.5–3.5) µm in length and 3 ± 0.41 (2.5-3.5) µm in width (n = 30). The polar filament coiled with four to five turns, situated perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the capsule.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B3BBF98580294554" bold="true" box="[151,281,1543,1565]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Photomicrographs of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B123F98A83BB4554" box="[527,651,1544,1565]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B1B4F98583FF4554" bold="true" box="[664,719,1543,1565]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">sp. 2</emphasis>
from the gall bladder of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B0D9F98A85464554" box="[1013,1142,1543,1565]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Sarpa salpa</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicName>
(A–B) Live multinucleate trophozoites (T) with different size floating in the bile with their long pseudopodia that extended fromall it periphery (Ps). (C) Round multinucleate trophozoite (T) with short pseudopodia (Ps), notice a monosporic plasmodium (P) contained one spore in apical view. (D–E) Live monosporic plasmodia with very granular endoplasm. The arrows show the twist of the shell valves. (F) Mature spore which the twisted shell valves (tsv) started to extend. (G) Fresh mature spore in lateral view. (H) Fresh mature spore in sutural view, showing the distinct pyriform polar capsules (pc) and the straight suture line (sl). Scale bar = 20µm in A–C; 10µm in D–H.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFCAFFD5B3BBF8A4804E4476" blockId="14.[151,1436,1830,2035]" box="[151,382,1830,1855]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Taxonomic affinities</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFCAFFD4B3EBF8C982F242C1" blockId="14.[151,1436,1830,2035]" lastBlockId="15.[151,1436,151,896]" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="172" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">
In Mediterranean Sea, 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B2E2F8C98367442B" box="[462,599,1867,1890]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B14CF8C883A9442A" bold="true" box="[608,665,1866,1891]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">sp. 3</emphasis>
shows morphological resemblances to four species of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B63FF8C984AC442B" box="[1299,1436,1867,1890]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which are 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B23FF8ED80B744CE" box="[275,391,1902,1927]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">C. pallida</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFCAFFD5B2BEF8EC837644CE" author="Thelohan" box="[402,582,1902,1927]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" refString="Thelohan, P. (1895) Recherches sur les Myxosporidies. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique, 26, 100 - 394." type="journal article" year="1895">Thélohan, 1895</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
described from the gall bladders of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B0DBF8ED856444CE" box="[1015,1108,1902,1927]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Sarpa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="salpa">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B0DBF8ED856444CE" box="[1015,1108,1902,1927]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">S. salpa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B7BEF8ED85C844CE" box="[1170,1272,1902,1927]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Sparus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boops">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B7BEF8ED85C844CE" box="[1170,1272,1902,1927]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">B. boops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCAFFD5B608F8ED844344CF" box="[1316,1395,1903,1926]" name="France" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">France</collectingCountry>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B6AEF8ED81C444E3" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="puntazzi">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B6AEF8ED81C444E3" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">C. puntazzi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B207F811807544E3" box="[299,325,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">C.</emphasis>
sp 1 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFCAFFD5B2AEF810820344E2" author="Alama-Bermejo" box="[386,819,1938,1963]" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" refString="Alama-Bermejo, G., Raga, J. A. &amp; Holzer, A. S. (2011) Host - parasite of Ceratomyxa puntazzi n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) and sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) from the Mediterranean with first data on ceratomyxid host specificity in sparids. Veterinary Parasitology, 182, 181 - 192. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / j. vetpar. 2011.05.012" type="journal article" year="2011">Alama-Bermejo, Raga &amp; Holzer, 2011</bibRefCitation>
described from the gall bladders of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B7E6F81080694486" authority="Walbaum, 1792" authorityName="Walbaum" authorityYear="1792" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Diplodus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="puntazzo">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B7E6F81084AC44E3" box="[1226,1436,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Diplodus puntazzo</emphasis>
(Walbaum, 1792)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B2A3F83583C34486" authority="Linnaeus, 1758" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[399,755,1974,1999]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Sparus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B2A3F835831E4487" box="[399,558,1975,1998]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Sparus aurata</emphasis>
(Linnaeus, 1758)
</taxonomicName>
respectively in 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCAFFD5B08FF83482D34486" box="[931,995,1974,1999]" name="Spain" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Spain</collectingCountry>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B734F835807A44BA" authority="Kalatzis, Kokkari &amp; Katharios, 2013" authorityName="Kalatzis, Kokkari &amp; Katharios" authorityYear="2013" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="filamentosi">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B734F83585844486" box="[1048,1204,1974,1999]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">C. filamentosi</emphasis>
Kalatzis, Kokkari &amp; Katharios, 2013
</taxonomicName>
described recently from the gall bladder of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCAFFD5B015F85885FD44BA" authority="Bloch, 1792" authorityName="Bloch" authorityYear="1792" box="[825,1229,2010,2035]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Aulopidae" genus="Aulopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Aulopiformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="171" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="filamentosus">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCAFFD5B015F858851944BA" box="[825,1065,2010,2035]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Aulopus filamentosus</emphasis>
(Bloch, 1792)
</taxonomicName>
in 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCAFFD5B7DDF859847044BA" box="[1265,1344,2011,2035]" name="Greece" pageId="14" pageNumber="171">Greece</collectingCountry>
(Cretan sea) (see 
<tableCitation id="C6A30369FFCBFFD4B22CFF15806E43F9" box="[256,350,151,176]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="15.[151,235,1124,1146]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1273,1720]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparison of the spore measurements of the present Ceratomyxa sp. 3 with taxonomic affinities species (measurements are in micrometer)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF5E665AFFCBFFD4B3BBFBE680C947D1" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" tableUuid="DF5E665AFFCBFFD4B3BBFBE680C947D1">Tables 3</tableCitation>
and 
<tableCitation id="C6A30369FFCBFFD4B2B9FF15809543F9" box="[405,421,151,176]" captionStart="TABLE 5" captionStartId="22.[119,205,641,663]" captionText="TABLE 5. Comparisons between Mediterranean species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 in fish of the family Sparidae. Measurements are given in µm as means ± standard deviation with range in parenthesis. SL: spore length; ST: spore thickness; PCL: polar capsule length; PCW: polar capsule width; PA: posterior angle; ND: not determined." pageId="15" pageNumber="172">5</tableCitation>
). The comparison between mentioned above species and current isolate proves that all the measurements of 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B244FF3F821F439C" box="[360,815,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B244FF3F80D1439C" box="[360,481,188,213]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="pallida">C. pallida</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B2DFFF3F834A439D" box="[499,634,189,212]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="puntazzi">C. puntazzi</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B1A7FF3F821F439C" box="[651,815,188,213]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="filamentosi">C. filamentosi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and recent species overlap, however, the difference between all of these species and the present finding is transflated in the shape and the place of sporoplasm within current spores whose does not occupy the entire spore cavity. Besides, the only species that has a disporic plasmodia as recent form, is 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B2F5FEAA83674209" box="[473,599,296,320]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="puntazzi">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B2F5FEAA83674209" box="[473,599,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. puntazzi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
that characterized by plasmodia with very granular protoplasm and motile pseudopodia-like filopodia which are both lacking at current species. In addition, the present finding differs from 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B3BBFEF2818142CE" box="[151,177,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C.</emphasis>
sp. 1 ex 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B239FEF2804C42C1" box="[277,380,368,392]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sparidae" genus="Sparus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B239FEF2804C42C1" box="[277,380,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">S. aurata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having spores larger in length and much thicker.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFCBFFD4B3EBFE17827340C9" blockId="15.[151,1436,151,896]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">
In others areas around the world, the recent species is superficially similar to 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B70AFE17846442E4" authority="Meglitsch, 1960" authorityName="Meglitsch" authorityYear="1960" box="[1062,1364,404,429]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="moenei">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B70AFE1785A742E5" box="[1062,1175,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. moenei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFCBFFD4B7B2FE16846442E4" author="Meglitsch" box="[1182,1364,404,429]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" refString="Meglitsch, P. A. (1960) Some coelozoic Myxosporidia from New Zealand fishes. I. General, and family Ceratomyxidae." type="book" year="1960">Meglitsch, 1960</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
found in the gall bladder of 
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B2BEFE3583464299" box="[402,630,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Polyprionum moene</emphasis>
(Phillips) from 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B01DFE3A82FC4299" box="[817,972,439,464]" name="New Zealand" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">New Zealand</collectingCountry>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B0F5FE3A84AC4299" authority="Yokoyama &amp; Fukuda, 2001" authorityName="Yokoyama &amp; Fukuda" authorityYear="2001" box="[985,1436,439,464]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="seriolae">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B0F5FE3A85664299" box="[985,1110,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. seriolae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFCBFFD4B773FE3584AC4299" author="Yokoyama" box="[1119,1436,439,464]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" refString="Yokoyama, H. &amp; Fukuda, Y. (2001) Ceratomyxa seriolae n. sp. and C. buri n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from the gallbladder of cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata. Systematic Parasitology, 48, 125 - 130. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1023 / A: 1006432526089" type="journal article" year="2001">Yokoyama &amp; Fukuda, 2001</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
found in the gallbladder of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B2FDFE5E851942BD" authority="Temminck &amp; Schlegel,1845" authorityName="Temminck &amp; Schlegel" authorityYear="1845" box="[465,1065,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Carangidae" genus="Seriola" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quinqueradiata">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B2FDFE5E83E842BC" box="[465,728,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Seriola quinqueradiata</emphasis>
(Temminck &amp; Schlegel,1845)
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B758FE5F858742BD" box="[1140,1207,477,500]" name="Japan" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Japan</collectingCountry>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B7EFFE5F81FF4151" authority="Asseva, 2003" authorityName="Asseva" authorityYear="2003" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="azonusi">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B7EFFE5F840A42BD" box="[1219,1338,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. azonusi</emphasis>
Asseva, 2003
</taxonomicName>
found in the gall bladder of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B127FE7D82234151" box="[523,787,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Hexagrammidae" genus="Pleurogrammus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpaeniformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="azonus">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B127FE7D82234151" box="[523,787,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Pleurogrammus azonus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B00DFE7D825D4151" box="[801,877,511,536]" name="Jordan" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Jordan</collectingCountry>
&amp; Metz, 1913) from 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B770FE7D85974151" box="[1116,1191,511,536]" name="Russia" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Russia</collectingCountry>
(Sea of 
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B62FFD8284754151" box="[1283,1349,512,536]" name="Japan" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Japan</collectingCountry>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B6AEFD82836B4175" authority="Gunter, Whipps &amp; Adlard, 2009" authorityName="Gunter, Whipps &amp; Adlard" authorityYear="2009" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="milleri">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B6AEFD8281D24174" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. milleri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B23FFCBFFD4B3C6FDA6836B4175" author="Gunter" box="[234,603,548,573]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" refString="Gunter, N. L., Whipps, C. M. &amp; Adlard, RD (2009 a) Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida): robust taxon or genus of convenience?. International Journal for Parasitology, 39, 1395 - 1405. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ijpara. 2009.04.008" type="journal article" year="2009">Gunter, Whipps &amp; Adlard, 2009</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
found in the gall bladder of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B085FDA7846C4174" authority="Forsskal, 1775" authorityName="Forsskal" authorityYear="1775" box="[937,1372,548,573]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lutjanidae" genus="Lutjanus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulviflamma">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B085FDA785AA4174" box="[937,1178,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Lutjanus fulviflamma</emphasis>
(Forsskål, 1775)
</taxonomicName>
from Great Barrier Reef (
<collectingCountry id="F3367642FFCBFFD4B2A5FDC580C34129" box="[393,499,583,608]" name="Australia" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Australia</collectingCountry>
) (see 
<tableCitation id="C6A30369FFCBFFD4B168FDC583AF4129" box="[580,671,583,608]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="15.[151,235,1124,1146]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1273,1720]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparison of the spore measurements of the present Ceratomyxa sp. 3 with taxonomic affinities species (measurements are in micrometer)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF5E665AFFCBFFD4B3BBFBE680C947D1" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" tableUuid="DF5E665AFFCBFFD4B3BBFBE680C947D1">Table 3</tableCitation>
). From the first evaluation, it was clearly that recent isolate is differentiated from all 4 species by the shape and place of sporoplasm inside the spore. Furthermore, 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B7D3FDEF844041CD" box="[1279,1392,621,644]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="moenei">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B7D3FDEF844041CD" box="[1279,1392,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. moenei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a posterior margin that is more strongly concave than that of the present species. 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B717FD12858341E1" box="[1083,1203,656,680]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="azonusi">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B717FD12858341E1" box="[1083,1203,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. azonusi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from current finding by having a pyriform polar capsules while those of the present species are typically spherical. The spores of 
<taxonomicName id="4C214D51FFCBFFD4B3BBFD5A803541B9" box="[151,261,727,752]" class="Myxosporea" family="Ceratomyxidae" genus="Ceratomyxa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Bivalvulida" pageId="15" pageNumber="172" phylum="Myxozoa" rank="species" species="milleri">
<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B3BBFD5A803541B9" box="[151,261,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. milleri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appear to be thinner than those of the current species besides no measurements overlap between both species. The spores of 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B28CFD7F832D405C" box="[416,541,764,789]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">C. seriolae</emphasis>
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are shorter in length and have a smaller polar capsules compared to those of recent form. Therefore, taking account all the revealed differences with closely related congeneric species, the present myxosporean has a dissimilar morphological characteristics and it designated as a different species, not previously identified in 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B28FFCEA80CC40C9" box="[419,508,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">S. salpa</emphasis>
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from the Mediterranean Sea.
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During this study, the overall prevalence is 3%. This myxosporean has a parasitic status as scarce species. Infection by 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B209FC7A809E4746" box="[293,430,1016,1039]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B298FC7580DA4759" bold="true" box="[436,490,1015,1040]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">sp. 3</emphasis>
was restricted only in Bay of Bizerte and this species was detected only in May with prevalence 33.3% and mean intensity 35.5 ± 8.4 spores per infected fish (see Table 4).
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B3BBFBE6803A4733" bold="true" box="[151,266,1124,1146]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Comparison of the spore measurements of the present 
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B043FBE682DB4730" box="[879,1003,1124,1145]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Ceratomyxa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EAC0FFCBFFD4B0D4FBE685004733" bold="true" box="[1016,1072,1124,1146]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">sp. 3</emphasis>
with taxonomic affinities species (measurements are in micrometer).
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<paragraph id="8B9E36D2FFCBFFD4B3B0FB33847A47A2" blockId="15.[151,1436,1124,1259]" pageId="15" pageNumber="172">Species Host(s) Locality Spore Polar capsule Length thickness Length Width</paragraph>
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