Myxobolus spinacurvatura
| Myxobolus spinacurvatura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Family: | Myxobolidae |
| Genus: | Myxobolus |
| Species: | M. spinacurvatura |
| Binomial name | |
| Myxobolus spinacurvatura Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Egusa, 1990 | |
Myxobolus spinacurvatura is a species of Myxozoa in the family Myxobolidae, that inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. M. spinacurvatura is a parasitic Cnidarian that infects the Flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus. When inside Mugil cephalus, M. spinacurvatura targets mesenteric vessels. M. spinacurvatura also often inhabit a single host alongside multiple other parasitic Myxozoans such as M. bizerti, M. ichkeulensis, and M. episquamalis.