A synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) parasitising Indian fishes and a revised dichotomous key to myxosporean genera

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Harpreet Kaur1, Ranjeet Singh1
1Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

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