An introduction to myxozoan evolution, ecology and development -- Myxozoan affinities and route to endoparasitism -- Cnidarian origins of the Myxozoa -- Adaptive radiation and evolution within the Myxozoa -- Classification and phylogenetics of Myxozoa -- Approaches for characterizing myxozoan species -- Myxozoans exploiting homeotherms -- Cellular processes in myxozoans -- Tissue characteristics and development in Myxozoa -- Myxozoan life cycles: practical approaches and insights -- Ecology and evolution of malacosporean-bryozoan interactions -- Annelid-myxosporean interactions -- Transmission of myxozoans to vertebrate hosts -- Fish immune responses to Myxozoa -- Host and environmental influences on development of disease -- Specificity of infection sites in vertebrate hosts -- Comparative epidemiology of myxozoan diseases -- Myxozoans on the move: dispersal modes, exotic species and emerging diseases -- Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Disease Severity: A Case Study of Ceratonova (syn Ceratomyxa) shasta in the Klamath River -- Risk assessments and approaches for evaluating myxozoan disease impacts -- Mitigating myxozoan disease impacts on wild fish populations.