Zubchenko A V, Krasin V K
Parazitologiia. 1980 Mar-Apr;14(2):168-76.
In contrast to macrurids from the Pacific, for which 5 species of myxosporidia of the genus Myxidium are known, only one species, M. coryphaenoidium, is recorded for this group of fishes from northern Atlantic. In 9 of 13 species of macrurids there were found M. melanostigmum, M. melanocetum, M. noblei sp. n., Myxidium sp. M. coryphaenoidium, the diagnosis of which is rather wider and includes the parameters of other species, was not found. The spores found have a large size, rough polar filament, flattened ends of spores and unequal polar capsules. This favours apparently the sinking of spores to a considerable depth and so is an adaptation for parasitism in deepwater fishes.
与太平洋的长尾鳕科鱼类不同，已知该属有5种粘孢子虫，而北大西洋的这组鱼类仅记录到一种，即棒形粘孢子虫。在13种长尾鳕科鱼类中的9种里发现了黑色粘孢子虫、黑色尾孢虫、诺氏粘孢子虫新种、粘孢子虫属未定种、棒形粘孢子虫，但未发现棒形粘孢子虫（其诊断范围较广，包含其他物种的参数）。所发现的孢子体积较大，极丝粗糙，孢子两端扁平，极囊不等大。这显然有利于孢子下沉到相当深的深度，因此是对深水鱼类寄生的一种适应。
