Sphaeromyxa maiyai sp. n. (Myxosporidea:Myxiidae) is described
from the gall bladder of the Pacific tomcod, Microgadus proximus
Girard, from Newport, Oregon. The plasmodial (=trophic, trophozoite)
stage is discoid averaging between 1 and 2 cm. The spore averages
27.6 x 5. 6μm with pyriform polar capsules averaging 9. 3 x 3....