Table 2 Comparative description of Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. with myxobolid species infecting Chelon ramada (measurements in micrometer).

From: Author Correction: Myxozoan infection in thinlip mullet Chelon ramada (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sea of Galilee

Species

Host

Site of infection

Locality

Myxospores

Polar capsule

No. of coils

Parietal folds

LS/WS ratio

Myxobolus pupkoi n. sp. (present study)

Chelon ramada

Gill arch

Sea of Galilee, Israel

5.84 ± 0.13 × 5.41 ± 0.09

2.44 ± 0.20 × 1.34 ± 0.19

4–5

Present

1.07

M. exiguus (present study)

C. ramada

Gall bladder

Sea of Galilee, Israel

7.80 ± 0.35 × 6.60 ± 0.24

3.79 ± 0.13 × 2.54 ± 0.07

3–4

Absent

1.18

M. exiguus (present study)

C. ramada

Visceral peritoneum

Sea of Galilee, Israel

6.63 ± 0.25 × 6.01 ± 0.30

3.41 ± 0.19 × 2.16 ± 0.10

3–4

Absent

1.10

M. adeli8

C. auratus

Digestive tract, swim bladder, gills, muscle

Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Azov and Black Sea

6.2 ± 0.3 × 7.2 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.3 × 1.8 ± 0.2

4

Absent

0.86

M. adiposus10

C. ramada

Adipose tissue

River Minho, Portugal

9.1 ± 0.3 × 9.0 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.3 × 3.0 ± 0.3

6–7

Present

1.01

M. cerveirensis10

C. ramada

Intestine

River Minho, Portugal

8.1 ± 0.2 × 6.8 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.2 × 2.8 ± 0.2

4–5

Present

1.19

M. episquamalis18

C. ramada, M. cephalus

Scales

Off Japan, Egypt

8.6 ± 0.2 × 6.8 ± 0.1

4.4 × 2.2

–

Present

1.26

M. exiguus15

C. ramada, possibly also in C. auratus, C. saliens, C. labrosus and M. cephalus

Visceral peritoneum

France, Tunisia, Portugal

9.3 ± 0.6 × 8.2 ± 0.5

4.8 ± 0.2 × 2.8 ± 0.3

5

Absent

1.13

M. hepatobiliaris10

C. ramada

Liver and gall bladder

River Minho, Portugal

6.6 ± 0.3 × 5.20.3

3.0 ± 0.2 × 1.7 ± 0.2

4

Present

1.27

M. labrosus10

C. labrosus

Urinary bladder

River Minho, Portugal

10 ± 0.2 × 8.1 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.2 × 2.5 ± 0.2

5–7

Present

1.23

M. mugauratus19

C. auratus

Abdominal serosa

Black Sea off Ukraine

6.5 × 5.0

4.0 × 3.0

–

Absent

1.3

M. mugchelo23

C. ramada, C. labrosus

Gills or mesentery

Off Italy

6.06 ± 0.4 × 3.48 ± 0.9

2.19 ± 0.5 × 1.59 ± 0.3

5–6

Absent

1.74

M. muscularis10

C. ramada

Skeletal and heart muscle

River Minho, Portugal

9.1 ± 0.6 × 7.0 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.3 × 2.7 ± 0.2

5–6

Present

1.3

M. parsi21

C. parsia

Gills

India

9.1 × 8.1

4.4 × 2.8

5

Present

1.12

M. parenzani16

C. labrosus

Gills

Off Italy

5.4 × 5.4

 ~ 2

–

–

1.0

M. parvus13

M. cephalus, C. auratus, C. saliens, P. haematocheila

Gills, kidney, liver, mesentery, gall bladder, intestine, lower jaw

China, Ukraine, Black Sea, Indian Ocean

6.5–7.0 × 5.5–6.0

3.8–4.2 × 2.0

6–7

–

1.17

M. peritonaeum10

C. labrosus

Visceral peritoneum

River Minho, Portugal

8.1 ± 0.2 × 7.1 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.2 × 2.4 ± 0.2

4–5

Present

1.14

M. pharyngobranchialis10

C. ramada

Pharyngobranchial organ

River Minho, Portugal

9.3 ± 0.4 × 7.7 ± 0.4

4.7 ± 0.3 × 2.9 ± 0.2

6–7

Present

1.20

M. ramadus10

C. ramada

Gill lamellae

River Minho, Portugal

8.2 ± 0.5 × 7.9 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.2 × 3.0 ± 0.2

5–6

Absent

1.03

M. renalis10

C. ramada

Kidney

River Minho, Portugal

6.7 ± 0.2 × 5.8 ± 0.2

3.1 ± 0.2 × 1.9 ± 0.2

4

Present

1.15

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