Chloromyxum aegypticus n. sp

A new myxosporean, Chloromyxum aegypticus n. sp., is described from the testes of the Egyptian toad Bufo regularis, captured from El Mansoura locality. C. aegypticus is identified on the basis of cytology, electron microscopy and histopathology. It is distinguished from all previously reported Chlor...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2010-11, Vol.107 (6), p.1299
Main Author: Reda, Enayat Salem Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibians
Fishes
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Summary:A new myxosporean, Chloromyxum aegypticus n. sp., is described from the testes of the Egyptian toad Bufo regularis, captured from El Mansoura locality. C. aegypticus is identified on the basis of cytology, electron microscopy and histopathology. It is distinguished from all previously reported Chloromyxum spp. by its shape, dimensions of the mature spore (9.1 [+ or -] 0.1 (9.0-9.2) [micro]m in length x 7.9 [+ or -] 0.1 (7.8-8.0) [micro]m in width), polar capsules, external ridge, sporoplasm nuclei, undulating suture, locality and host. Accumulation of several hundreds of plasmodia (0.8 [+ or -] 0.3 (0.5-1.1) mm in length x 0.5 [+ or -] 0.3 (0.2-0.7) mm in width) in the testes causes their enlargement. Parasites cause destruction of the seminiferous tubule cells and complete loss of spermatozoa. Since spermatogenesis stops, this seems to be a form of "parasitic castration". This is the first known record of the genus Chloromyxum in amphibian testes.
ISSN:0932-0113
DOI:10.1007/s00436-010-2000-1