Myxobolus spirosulcatus n. sp. (Myxosporea, Bivalvulida) infecting the bile duct of the yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata from Japan

Myxobolus spirosulcatus n. sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida), infecting the cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata, is described. M. spirosulcatus n. sp. was found in the bile duct of yellowtails collected in the southern part of Japan during June 1990. The plasmodium of the new species has various...

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Published in:Systematic parasitology 1995-07, Vol.31 (3), p.189-193
Main Authors: Maeno, Yukio, Sorimachi, Minoru, Ogawa, Kazuo, Kearn, Graham C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Marine
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Summary:Myxobolus spirosulcatus n. sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida), infecting the cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata, is described. M. spirosulcatus n. sp. was found in the bile duct of yellowtails collected in the southern part of Japan during June 1990. The plasmodium of the new species has various shapes and contains a vegetative form plus maturing and mature spores. Mature spores, on average, measure 8.9 mu m in length, 7.8 mu m in width and 6.7 mu m in thickness. The unique morphological characteristics of the new species are spiral furrows in the peripheral part of the spore valves.
ISSN:0165-5752
1573-5192
DOI:10.1007/BF00009116