title: ABOUT THE FIND OF PARASITES &lt;i&gt;KUDOA NOVA&lt;/i&gt; AND &lt;i&gt;KUDOA NILUFERI&lt;/i&gt; (MYXOSPOREA: KUDOIDAE) IN THE MUSCLES OF INVASIVE GOBIES &lt;i&gt;TRIDENTIGER TRIGONOCEPHALUS &lt;/i&gt;AND &lt;i&gt;GOBIUS CRUENTATUS&lt;/i&gt; (ACTINOPTERYGII: GOBIIDAE) IN THE BLACK SEA
abstract: The data on parasitizing of two species of myxosporeans of the genus Kudoa in the muscles of two species of invading gobies in the Black Sea off the coast of Sevastopol are presented. One isolate was found in the chameleon goby Tridentiger trigonocephalus , and the other one was found in the red-mouthed goby Gobius cruentatus . It is assumed that the source of infection for the invading fish were native gobies, in which the above species of parasites were previously known. A decrease in the size
journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions