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Description and histopathology of Myxobolus kodjii sp. nov. and Myxobolus dzeufieti sp. nov. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) parasites of some Teleost fish from Maga Lake in Cameroon

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Arnaud DELI, Guy Benoit LEKEUFACK-FOLEFACK , Rodrigue FIFEN and Abraham FOMENA
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.4.3.2022.81-91

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Examination of some Teleost fish caught in the Maga Lake located in the Far North Region of Cameroon, revealed the presence of two new species of Myxosporidia belonging to the genus Myxobolus, of which morphological and histological description is given in the present study. These species are: Myxobolus kodjii sp. nov., parasite of the eyes of Labeo senegalensis and Myxobolus dzeufieti sp. nov., parasite of the skin of Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapia sp

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