Henneguya zschokkei
Species of Myxosporea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henneguya zschokkei or Henneguya salminicola is a species of a myxosporean endoparasite. It afflicts several salmon in the genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo.[2][3] It causes milky flesh or tapioca disease.[1] H. zschokkei is notable for its lack of mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, aerobic respiration and its reliance on an exclusively anaerobic metabolism.[4]
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Henneguya zschokkei | |
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Henneguya zschokkei in salmon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Myxosporea |
Order: | Bivalvulida |
Family: | Myxobolidae |
Genus: | Henneguya |
Species: | H. zschokkei |
Binomial name | |
Henneguya zschokkei (Gurley, 1894) | |
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