myxosporidian

• Substantivo que designa um grupo de organismos parasitas encontrados principalmente em peixes, incluindo vários patógenos importantes.

A noun referring to a group of parasitic organisms, primarily found in fish, that includes several significant pathogens.

1. Parasitic protozoanC2formalscientific

   A type of microscopic parasitic organism that primarily infects fish and can cause serious diseases.

   Mixosporídeo

   • The myxosporidian infection devastated the local fish population.
   • Researchers are studying the life cycle of this myxosporidian species.
   • Several myxosporidian parasites are known to cause whirling disease in trout.