Table 5.

Comparative data for spore measurements (mean value ± standard deviation [SD] followed by the range in parentheses) of Myxidium truncatum n. sp. from Trichopterus pectoralis and species with similar morphologies. All measurements are in μm. Abbreviations: SL spore length, SW spore width, ST spore thickness, PCL polar capsule length, PCW polar capsule width, PFC polar filament coils, VS valvular striations, – no data.

Species	Host	Site infection	SL	SW	ST	PCL	PCW	PFC	VS	Reference
Myxidium truncatum n. sp.	Trichopterus pectoralis	Gallbladder	11.9 ± 0.6 (11.0–12.9)	4.5 ± 0.3 (4.1–4.9)	3.8 ± 0.3 (3.1–4.3)	3.9 ± 0.3 (3.5–4.5)	2.7 ± 0.2 (2.4–3.0)	5–6	6	Present study
M. macrocheili	Catostomus macrocheilus	Gallbladder	11.7 (10.0–14.4)	6.6 (5.5–8.0)	6.3 (5.5–8.0)	4.0 (3.0–5.5)	3.5 (2.0–4.5)	4–5	9–10	Mitchell (1967)
M. phyllium	Gambusia affinis	Gallbladder	11.0	8.0	–	3.0	3.0	–	–	Davis (1917)
M. sharmai	Luciobarbus longiceps	Gallbladder	10.5 ± 0.3 (10.0–11.4)	5.4 ± 0.3 (4.3–6.1)	–	3.3 ± 0.2 (2.5–3.9)	2.5 ± 0.3 (2.0–3.1)	4	7–10	Gupta et al. (2025)
M. cuneiforme	Cyprinus carpio	Gallbladder	12.5 ± 0.3 (12.0–13.1)	5.4 ± 0.3 (4.8–6.1)	–	4.3 ± 0.2 (4.0–4.6)	3.1 ± 0.2 (2.6–3.4)	5–6	6–8	Li et al. (2016)
M. pseudocuneiforme	C. carpio	Gallbladder	12.5 ± 0.3 (12.0–13.1)	5.4 ± 0.3 (4.8–6.1)	5.2 ± 0.4 (4.9–6.2)	3.9 ± 0.2 (3.5–4.2)	2.5 ± 0.1 (2.5–2.8)	5–6	6–8	Chen et al. (2021)
M. rhodei	Barbatula barbatula	Kidney	13.7 ± 0.6 (12.5–14.8)	5.4 ± 0.4 (4.6–5.9)	–	4.0 ± 0.4 (3.2–4.9)	3.1 ± 0.3 (2.6–3.6)	5	9–13	Baiko et al. (2024)
M. cf. notopterum	Notopterus notopterus	Gallbladder	14.7 ± 0.6 (13.8–16.0)	6.3 ± 0.6 (5.5–7.7)	–	5.7 ± 0.4 (4.6–6.4)	4.7 ± 0.4 (3.6–5.3)	3–4	8–10	Borkhanuddin et al. (2020)
Myxidium sp.	Noturus nocturus	Gallbladder	14.8 ± 1.1 (13.8–16.2)	8.7 ± 1.1 (6.5–9.7)	–	4.9 ± 0.5 (4.3–5.7)	4.9 ± 0.5 (4.3–5.7)	4–6	7–8	McAllister et al. (2024)
M. djolonensis	Paramormyrops kingsleyae	Gallbladder, urinary bladder	16.3 (15.5–18.0)	6.1 (5.0–7.1)	–	4.9 (4.0–5.6)	3.5 (3.0–4.2)	5–7	7–9	Benoît et al. (2020)