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Loma (microsporidian)
Loma
is
a genus
of
microsporidian
parasites
, infecting
fish
. The
taxonomic
position of
Loma
in the
family
Glugeidae
has been
questioned
by
DNA sequencing
results
.
Species include
Loma acerinae
- formerly placed in
Glugea
Loma
branchialis
- the
type species
Loma camerounensis
- a parasite of the
cichlid fish
,
Oreochromis
niloticus
Loma dimorpha
Loma morhua
Loma myriophis
- parasite of the
ophichthid
fish,
Myrophis
platyrhynchus
Loma salmonae
- a parasite of
Pacific salmon
,
Oncorhynchus
spp.
Loma trichiuri
- a parasite of a
marine
trichiurid
fish,
Trichiurus
savala''