Myxobolus zhaltsanovae n. sp., is described from the gills of gibel carp Carassius gibelio found during a survey of myxozoans from the watershed of Lake Baikal, Russia, based on morphological and molecular characterizations. Plasmodia of M. zhaltsanovae n. sp. develop extravascularly and measure 500-1000 mu m long, 25-100 mu m wide. The myxospore is circular to oval, measuring 13.23 +/- 0.09 (11.3-14.8) mu m (mean +/- SD, range) in length, 10.19 +/- 0.07 (9.1-11.4) mu m in width, and 6.49 +/- 0.12 (5.4-7.2) mu m in thickness. Polar capsules are unequal and subspherical; measurements of polar c...
