Myxosporeans
also known as: myxosporidians, actinosporean
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Myxosporeans are a large group of spore-forming endoparasites of fish, amphibians, reptiles, some birds & mammals and aquatic worms. They are parasitic cnidarians - closely related to better-known species including corals, jellyfish and anemones. They are very common parasites of fish, although only a few species cause diseases of economic or ecological concern (including whirling disease, proliferative gill disease and soft-flesh disease). |
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Distribution:
widespread in both fresh and salt water
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