Myxobolidae
| Myxobolidae | |
|---|---|
| Myxobolus spinacurvatura, a species of Myxobolidae (Myxobolus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Myxosporea |
| Order: | Bivalvulida |
| Suborder: | Platysporina Kudo, 1919 |
| Family: | Myxobolidae Thélohan, 1892 |
Myxobolidae is a 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 an alternate stage in an invertebrate, typically an annelid or polychaete worm.