Molecular characterization of two <i>Myxidium</i> species (Cnidaria: Bivalvulida: Myxidiidae) infecting barbs in the Sea of Galilee, Israel.

ABSTRACT: Myxozoans are parasitic cnidarians that can cause severe damage to fish, resulting in economic losses to aquaculture and fisheries. In Israel, only a few taxonomic studies have been conducted on Myxozoa infecting freshwater fish and none on barb parasites. Here, we describe two new myxozoan species - Myxidium grauri n. sp. and Myxidium sharmai n. sp. - from the gallbladder of the barbs Carasobarbus canis and Luciobarbus longiceps, respectively, from the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). The prevalence of infection was 42.2% (19/45) for M. grauri n. sp. and 25% (5/20) for M. sharmai n. sp. We obtained 18S rRNA sequences for both species, providing the first molecular data on Myxidium infecting barbs from the Sea of Galilee. Phylogenetic analysi

SUBMITTER: Gupta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917406 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature