Myxobolus Bütschli 1882

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / parasite / endoparasite
Myxobolus endoparasitises swim-bladder of Scardinius erythropthalmus

Animal / parasite / endoparasite
Myxobolus endoparasitises gills of Rutilus rutilus

Spores rounded to ellipsoid in valvular view; biconvex in sutural view. Suture straight. Two polar capsules; usually pyriform. In a few species, one polar capsule degenerate or vestigial. About 450 species in fishes, mostly freshwater. Type species: Myxobolus muelleri Bütschli, 1882.

Myxobolus is a genus of myxozoa that includes important parasites of fish like Myxobolus cerebralis. The genus is polyphyletic, with members scattered throughout the myxozoa. Some stages of Myxobolus species were previously thought to be different organisms entirely, but are now united in this group.