FIGURE 2 in Myxobolus bragantinus n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) from the gill filaments of the redeye mullet, Mugil rubrioculus (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae), on the eastern Amazon coast

FIGURE 2. Photomicrograph of Myxobolus bragantinus n. sp. in the gill filaments of Mugil rubrioculus. (a) Intrafilamentalepithelial cyst (FE) causing hypertrophy of the filament. Scale bar = 50 µm; (b) Amplification of the cyst, showing thickened cyst wall (arrows) and numerous mature and immature spores (S). Scale bar = 50 µm. An isolated spore is highlighted, showing the polar capsules (PC). Coloration ZN.