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Table 3

Myxospore morphometry of the Myxobolus spp. described here from Chelon labrosus and morphologically similar species.

Myxobolus spp. SL SW ST PCL PCW PTt Source
M. pinnula n. sp. 8.1 ± 0.3 (7.3–8.8) (n = 60) 7.5 ± 0.4 (6.8–8.6) (n = 60) 5.2 ± 0.3 (4.7–5.9) (n = 51) 3.3 ± 0.4 (2.5–4.5) (n = 60) 2.0 ± 0.2 (1.7–2.6) (n = 60) 4 This study
M. caudalis n. sp. 8.4 ± 0.2 (8.0–8.9) (n = 60) 7.5 ± 0.5 (6.8–8.4) (n = 60) 5.3 ± 0.3 (5.1–5.9) (n = 7) 3.6 ± 0.3 (3.1–4.2) (n = 60) 2.3 ± 0.4 (1.9–4.1) (n = 60) 3–5 This study
M. chelonari n. sp. 8.3 ± 0.2 (7.7–8.7) (n = 30) 7.1 ± 0.4 (6.0–7.5) (n = 30) 3.9 ± 0.2 (3.5–4.5) (n = 30) 2.3 ± 0.1 (1.9–2.4) (n = 30) 3–4 This study
M. aestuarium n. sp 7.8 ± 0.3 (7.3–8.3) (n = 81) 7.1 ± 0.7 (6.0–8.0) (n = 63) 5.1 ± 0.3 (4.4–5.8) (n = 59) 3.4 ± 0.2 (3.0–3.9) (n = 70) 2.1 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.4) (n = 69) 3-4 This study
M. invictus n. sp 8.5 ± 0.2 (8.1–9.0) (n = 30) 7.9 ± 0.2 (7.4–8.2) (n = 30) 3.6 ± 0.2 (2.3–4.1) (n = 22) 2.0 ± 0.1 (1.9–2.3) (n = 21) 3 This study
M. douroensis n. sp 8.2 ± 0.3 (7.5–9.2) (n = 90) 7.3 ± 0.2 (6.5–7.9) (n = 90) 5.6 ± 0.2 (5.0–6.2) (n = 81) 3.9 ± 0.2 (3.3–4.5) (n = 90) 2.5 ± 0.2 (2.0–3.0) (n = 90) 3–4 This study
M. labicola n. sp 8.4 ± 0.2 (8.1–8.7) (n = 30) 7.8 ± 0.2 (7.4–8.3) (n = 30) 5.9 ± 0.2 (5.4–6.2) (n = 30) 4.0 ± 0.2 (3.5–4.4) (n = 30) 2.4 ± 0.1 (2.1–2.6) (n = 30) 3 This study
M. peritonaei n. sp 8.8 ± 0.4 (8.0–9.6) (n = 120) 7.7 ± 0.3 (6.9–8.4) (n = 120) 5.9 ± 0.5 (5.0–7.1) (n = 79) 3.8 ± 0.4 (3.0–4.6) (n = 105) 2.2 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.8) (n = 105) 4 This study
M. abdominalis n. sp 7.1 ± 0.3 (6.5–7.7) (n = 60) 6.1 ± 0.4 (5.2–6.8) (n = 60) 4.8 ± 0.3 (4.2–5.5) (n = 49) 2.7 ± 0.2 (2.1–3.3) (n = 60) 1.6 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.0) (n = 60) 3 This study
M. cucurbitiformis n. sp 7.7 ± 0.3 (7.0–8.4) (n = 30) 7.9 ± 0.4 (7.1–8.8) (n = 30) 3.4 ± 0.3 (2.8–4.2) (n = 30) 2.3 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.8) (n = 30) This study
M. intestinicola n. sp. 7.7 ± 0.3 (7.1–8.1) (n = 30) 6.5 ± 0.3 (5.8–7.2) (n = 30) 5.6 ± 0.2 (5.2–5.8) (n = 6) 3.4 ± 0.3 (2.8–3.9) (n = 30) 2.1 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.5) (n = 30) 4–5 This study
M. pupkoi Gupta et al., 2022 8.4 ± 0.3 (7.9–9.7) (n = 60) 7.7 ± 0.4 (7.0–8.7) (n = 60) 5.1 ± 0.3 (4.5–5.5) (n = 20) 3.2 ± 0.2 (2.8–4.0) (n = 60) 2.0 ± 0.2 (1.6–2.4) (n = 60) 3–4 This study
5.8 ± 0.1 (5.7–6.2) 5.4 ± 0.1 (5.3–5.5) 2.4 ± 0.2 (2.3–2.7) 1.3 ± 0.2 (1.1–1.8) 4–5 [21]
M. adeli (Isjumova, 1964) Yurakhno and Ovcharenko, 2014 6.2 ± 0.3 (5.6–6.8) 7.2 ± 0.3 (6.6–7.8) 4.6 ± 0.4 (3.5–5.3) 3.1 ± 0.3 (2.4–3.8) 1.8 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.3) 4 [52]
M. cheni Schulman, 1962 8.0 – 8.5 6.0–6.5 4.5–5.0 2.0 [12]
M. parsi Das, 1996 9.1 (9.0–9.5) 8.1 (8.0–8.5) 4.4 (4.0–4.5) 2.8 (2.5–3.0) 5 [9]
M. hani Faye et al., 1999 8.0 ± 0.5 (7.0–9.1) 7.3 ± 0.3 (7.0–8.0) [15]
M. macropeli Dorothy and Kalavati, 1992 6.2 (5.2–6.9) 5.3 (4.3–6.9) 2.8 (1.7–3.4) 2.0 (1.7–2.5) 6-7 [10]
Myxobolus sp.1 6.9 ± 0.3 (6.3–7.3) 5.9 ± 0.5 (4.7–6.7) 4.2 ± 0.2 (4.0–4.7) 3.1 ± 0.2 (2.7–3.3) 1.8 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.0) [40]
Myxobolus sp.2 7.1 ± 0.4 (6.5–8.0) 5.5 ± 0.3 (5.1–6.0) 4.3 ± 0.3 (3.8–4.7) 3.1 ± 0.3 (2.6–3.6) 2.1 ± 0.2 (1.6–2.4) 3–4 [40]
Myxobolus sp.3 8.9 ± 0.4 (7.9–9.6) 7.9 ± 0.4 (7.1–8.5) 5.5 ± 0.3 (5.2–6.1) 4.5 ± 0.2 (4.0–5.0) 2.7 ± 0.2 (2.5–3.2) 6 [40]
Myxobolus sp.5 7.8 ± 0.4 (7.2–8.8) 7.5 ± 0.4 (6.5–8.5) 5.5 ± 0.3 (5.1–6.0) L 4.7 ± 0.4 (3.9–5.4) L 3.3 ± 0.2 (3.0–3.8) L 8 [40]
S3.6±0.2(3.3–4.2) S2.1±0.2(1.6–2.4) S 6

SL: myxospore length; SW: myxospore width; ST: myxospore thickness; PCL: polar capsule length; PCW: polar capsule width; PTt: number of turns of the polar tubule; L: larger; S: smaller.

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