WoRMS taxon details
Unicapsula muscularis Davis, 1924
465202 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:465202)
accepted
Species
marine
Davis, H. S. (1924). A new myxosporidian parasite, the cause of "wormy'' halibut. <em>Appendix VIII to the Report of United States Commission on Fisheries 1923.</em> Doc. 957, 1-5. [details] Available for editors
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Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Unicapsula muscularis Davis, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465202 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Davis, H. S. (1924). A new myxosporidian parasite, the cause of "wormy'' halibut. <em>Appendix VIII to the Report of United States Commission on Fisheries 1923.</em> Doc. 957, 1-5. [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Kudo, R. (1933). A taxonomic consideration of Myxosporidia. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 52(3): 195-216., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3222254 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Li, Y.-C.; Tamemasa, S.; Zhang, J.-Y.; Sato, H. (2019). Phylogenetic characterisation of seven <i>Unicapsula</i> spp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from commercial fish in southern China and Japan. <em>Parasitology.</em> 147(4): 448-464., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182019001793 [details]

additional source Li, Y.-C.; Tamemasa, S.; Zhang, J.-Y.; Sato, H. (2019). Phylogenetic characterisation of seven <i>Unicapsula</i> spp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from commercial fish in southern China and Japan. <em>Parasitology.</em> 147(4): 448-464., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182019001793 [details]