Fig. 5. Triactinomyxon type nov. A in First record and description of actinospore stages (raabeia, triactinomyxon, and aurantiactinomyxon types) of fish parasitic myxozoans from Malaysia

Fig. 5. Triactinomyxon type nov. A) Schematic drawing of mature actinospore. B) Freshly released triactinomyxon from Branchiodrilus sp. C) Triactinomyxon spore fixed in 90% ethanol. D) Higher magnification of spore body showing 8 secondary cells. E) Heavily infected Branchiodrilus sp. with pansporocysts at various stages of development in the intestinal epithelium. F) Higher magnification showing pansporocysts of triactinomyxon type in the intestinal epithelium. Scale bars represent 20 μm, except D) 10 μm and E) 100 μm.