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Myxobolus insignis sp. n. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae), a parasite of the Amazonian teleost fish Semaprochilodus insignis (Osteichthyes, Prochilodontidae)
Eiras, J. C; Malta, J. C. O; Varella, A. M. B; Pavanelli, G. C.
Afiliación
  • Eiras, J. C; Universidade do Porto. Faculdade de Ciências. Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia. Porto. PT
  • Malta, J. C. O; Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Laboratório de Parasitologia e Patologia de Peixes. Manaus. BR
  • Varella, A. M. B; Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Laboratório de Parasitologia e Patologia de Peixes. Manaus. BR
  • Pavanelli, G. C; Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Departamento de Biologia. Maringá. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 100(3): 245-247, May 2005. ilus
Article en En | LILACS | ID: lil-411018
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ABSTRACT
A new myxosporean species is described from the fish Semaprochilodus insignis captured from the Amazon River, near Manaus. Myxobolus insignis sp. n. was located in the gills of the host forming plasmodia inside the secondary gill lamellae. The spores had a thick wall (1.5-2 µm) all around their body, and the valves were symmetrical and smooth. The spores were a little longer than wide, with rounded extremities, in frontal view, and oval in lateral view. They were 14.5 (14-15) µm long by 11.3 (11-12) µm wide and 7.8 (7-8) µm thick. Some spores showed the presence of a triangular thickening of the internal face of the wall near the posterior end of the polar capsules. This thickening could occur in one of the sides of the spore or in both sides. The polar capsules were large and equal in size surpassing the midlength of the spore. They were oval with the posterior extremity rounded, and converging anteriorly with tapered ends. They were 7.6 (7-8) µm long by 4.2 (3-5) µm wide, and the polar filament formed 6 coils slightly obliquely to the axis of the polar capsule. An intercapsular appendix was present. There was no mucous envelope or distinct iodinophilous vacuole.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: LILACS Asunto principal: Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales / Eucariontes / Enfermedades de los Peces / Peces / Branquias Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: LILACS Asunto principal: Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales / Eucariontes / Enfermedades de los Peces / Peces / Branquias Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article