Features of the Relationship between Myxobolus pronini Liu et al., 2016 (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) and the Prussian Carp Carassius auratus gibelio

M. D.-D. Batueva^a^,* and R. Yu. Abasheev^b

^aInstitute of General and Experimental Biology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia

^bBuryat State University, Ulan-Ude, Russia

*email: badmm@rambler.ru

Received September 25, 2025

Abstract— The features of Myxobolus pronini location in Prussian carps (Carassius auratus gibelio) were described and the relationships in the parasite–host system analyzed. Large spore masses surrounded by a connective tissue capsule were found in the body cavity. The development of vegetative M. pronini forms was observed to start in exocrine tissue of the carp pancreas.

Keywords: Myxobolus, histology, Prussian carp, pancreas, abdominal cavity

DOI: 10.1134/S0012496625700103