MORPHOLOGY, MOLECULAR DATA, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ZSCHOKKELLA MUGILIS (MYXOSPOREA, BIVALVULIDA) IN A POLYCHAETE ALTERNATE HOST, NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2009

Autores

Luis F Rangel (Autor) Outra; Maria J Santos (Autor) FCUP; Gabor Cech (Autor) Outra; Csaba Szekely (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Journal of Parasitology

Vol. 95 Nº 4

Páginas: 561-569

ISSN: 0022-3395

Editora: American Society of Parasitology

Indexação

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Ciências da saúde

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-003-JSE

DOI: 10.1645/ge-1777.1

Abstract (EN): The morphology of Zschokkella mugilis Sitja-Bobadilla and Alvarez-Pellitero. 1993 (Myxosporea, Bivalvulida) in Nereis diversicolor O. F Matter, 1776 is described for the first time. The Molecular data show that the actinospore has 100% similarity to the myxospore of Z. mugilis. Fully Mature actinospores are tri-radiate, the spore body has a small process, and the sporoplasm has 2 inner daughter cells. In the polychaete, the spores of the parasite develop in groups of 8 inside pansporocysts. The schizogony phase takes place in the intestinal epithelium, while gametogony and sporogony Occur in the coelom of the polychaete. Observations indicate that Mature spores are released only during the polychaete reproductive season. Infection was detected only in the winter and spring, In the Aveiro estuary (Portugal), the Overall prevalence of infection of the polychaete was 0.5%.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 9