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A new species of myxosporidan,Myxobolus vanivilasae n. sp. infecting the fry and fingerlings of cultivable fishCirrhina mrigala (Hamilton) is described.
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Part of M.F.Sc. thesis of the first author submitted to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, for the partial fulfilment of degree.
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Seenappa, D., Manohar, L. Myxobolus vanivilasae n.sp. parasitic inCirrhina mrigala (Hamilton). Proc Ani Sci 89, 485–491 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03179134
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