Myxobolus spinacurvatura

Myxobolus spinacurvatura is a species of Myxozoa in the family Myxobolidae,^[1] that inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean.^[2][3] M. spinacurvatura is a parasitic Cnidarian that infects the Flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus.^[4] When inside Mugil cephalus, M. spinacurvatura targets mesenteric vessels.^[2][4] M. spinacurvatura also often inhabit a single host alongside multiple other parasitic Myxozoans such as M. bizerti, M. ichkeulensis, and M. episquamalis.^[2][4]

Myxobolus spinacurvatura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Myxosporea
Order:	Bivalvulida
Family:	Myxobolidae
Genus:	Myxobolus
Species:	M. spinacurvatura
Binomial name
Myxobolus spinacurvatura Maeno, Sorimachi, Ogawa & Egusa, 1990