Data and Publications - Registry of Aquatic Pathology View Record Accession number: 381 Host species (latin): Anguilla anguilla Common name: Eel, European Disease/condition: Myxosporidiosis Location (host): Kidney Aetiology: Myxidium giardi Aetiology: Myxidium giardi Additional Information: Significance: Mortalities reported. This is a well known pathogen of eels. Lession: Myxidium giardi in kidney interstitial tissue. Stains: Location: Marine farm Area: Somerset Country: UK Submitter: E.B. Hudson Accession date: 1/1/1985 Images: Working for a sustainable blue future