Abstract

Summary: Four new Myxobolus species are described from cyprinid fishes of the Mesopotamian Fauna Region in IranEach species infects a specific site of their fish hosts Myxobolus iranicus spnforms large plasmodia in the spleen of Barbus sharpeyi and Bluteus. The plasmodia of Mmesopotamiae spnare located in the fins of Bgrypus, Bluteus and BrajanorumThe plasmodia of Mshadganispndevelop on the cartilageous rays of the gill filament in Brajanorum, while Msharpeyi spnforms plasmodia inside the cartilageous gill arches of Bsharpeyi.

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