Ceratomyxa yokoyamai explained

Ceratomyxa yokoyamai is a myxosporean parasite that infects gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. It was first found on Epinephelus maculatus.^[1]

Further reading

• Kalatzis, Panos G., Constantina Kokkari, and Pantelis Katharios. "Description and relationships of two novel species of Ceratomyxa Thelohan, 1892 infecting the gallbladders of Aulopiformes: Atlantic lizardfish Synodus saurus Linnaeus, 1758 and royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus Bloch, 1792 from Cretan Sea, Greece." Parasitology research 112.5 (2013): 2055–2061.

Notes and References

1. Gunter. Nicole L.. Adlard. Robert D.. Seven new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxozoa) from the gall-bladders of serranid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Systematic Parasitology. 73. 1. 2009. 1–11. 0165-5752. 10.1007/s11230-008-9162-6. 19337855. 21039994. free.