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Myxozoans are highly specialized metazoan parasites of aquatic hosts with a very wide host range. This diverse group of organisms is characterized by multicellular spores with polar capsules containing extrudable polar filaments. Interest in the group has intensified along with the development of aquaculture since many species cause serious disease outbreaks in farmed fish species, in both freshwater and marine environments. Myxobolus cerebralis (Hofer, 1903),