''Thelohanellus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
myxozoa
Myxozoa (etymology: Greek: μύξα ''myxa'' "slime" or "mucus" + thematic vowel o + ζῷον ''zoon'' "animal") is a subphylum of aquatic cnidarian animals – all obligate parasites. It contains the smallest animals ever known to have lived. O ...
n in the
family
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Myxobolidae
Myxobolidae is a Family (biology), family of myxosporean parasites which typically infect freshwater fishes, and includes the economically significant species, ''Myxobolus cerebralis''. They have been shown to have a complex life cycle, involving ...
..
Species
* ''Thelohanellus arii''
Kpatcha, Diebakate, Faye & Toguebaye, 1995
* ''Thelohanellus pyriformis''
(Thelohan, 1892)
* ''
Thelohanellus kitauei''
Egusa & Nakajima, 1981[Egusa S, Nakajima K (1981) A new Myxozoa ''Thelohanellus kitauei'', the cause of intestinal giant cystic disease of carp. Fish Pathology 15, 213-218]
References
Cnidarian genera
Myxobolidae
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