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ArticleSystematic parasitology2020

Necroulcerative dermatitis associated with Myxobolus dermatoulcerans n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) in red-bellied piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri Kner (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), from Peru.

Justin M Stilwell, Natalie K Stilwell, Alvin C Camus, Cyndi Ware, Thomas G Rosser, Matt J Griffin

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Article in Systematic parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Multiparasitism by myxozoans in Pygocentrus nattereri (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from Sacaizal Lake, in the municipality of Pracuúba, state of Amapá, Brazil.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2025
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  2. Oocyte degeneration in Pygocentrus nattereri induced by Myxobolus sp. (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) in the Brazilian Amazon.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Justin M StilwellDepartment of Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA. stilwellj@uga.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8177-9823
Natalie K StilwellSoutheastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA.
Alvin C CamusDepartment of Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA.
Cyndi WareDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762, USA.
Thomas G RosserDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762, USA.
Matt J GriffinDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762, USA.
Mississippi State University · USUniversity of Georgia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A group of red-bellied piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, recently imported from Peru exhibited multifocal, cutaneous ulcerations with exposure of the underlying musculature. Skin scrapes yielded moderate numbers of myxospores morphologically consistent with Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882. Myxospores from these fish were morphologically and molecularly distinct from other myxobolids infecting piranha. Myxospores are pyriform to capsular with a rounded posterior and slightly rounded to tapering anterior aspect in valvular view. Myxospore bodies are 14.3-17.8 (mean 16.1) µm long and 7.6-10.3 (mean 8.9) µm wide. Polar capsules are symmetrical, slender, elongate, and measure 7.4-10.2 (mean 9.2) µm long and 2.1-3.7 (mean 3.0) µm wide. Sequence generated for the 18S rRNA gene had no direct matches to any sequence available on GenBank but demonstrated less than 89% nucleotide similarity to various published and unpublished Myxobolus spp. from Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier) and Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier). This paper provides the morphological and molecular characterisation of Myxobolus dermatoulcerans n. sp. from red-bellied piranha and describes associated pathological lesions.

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AnimalsCharaciformesDermatitisFish DiseasesMyxobolusPeruRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSpecies SpecificityRNA, Ribosomal, 18S

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