An introduction to myxozoan evolution ecology and development beth okamura alexander gruhl jerri l bartholomew pages 1 20 origins evolutionary trends and diversification front matter pages 21 21 pdf myxozoan affinities and route to endoparasitism beth okamura alexander gruhl pages 23 44 cnidarian origins of the myxozoa beth okamura alexander gruhl abigail j reft pages 45 . Myxozoan evolution ecology and development editors beth okamura alexander gruhl jerri l bartholomew copyright 2015 publisher springer international publishing copyright holder springer international publishing switzerland ebook isbn 978 3 319 14753 6 doi 101007 978 3 319 14753 6 hardcover isbn 978 3 319 14752 9 softcover isbn 978 3 319 35017 2 edition number 1. Klappentext zu myxozoan evolution ecology and development this book provides an up to date review of the biology of myxozoans which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians myxozoans are of fundamental interest in understanding how early diverging metazoans have adopted parasitic lifestyles and are also of considerable economic and ecological concern as endoparasites of fish synthesizing recent research the chapters explore issues such as myxozoan origins . Request pdf myxozoan evolution ecology and development this book provides an up to date review of the biology of myxozoans which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians