TitleDescription of a new species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: myxobolidae) based on morphological and molecular data.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsZhao, Y, Sun, C, Kent, ML, Deng, J, Whipps, CM
JournalJ Parasitol
Volume94
Issue3
Pagination737-42
Date Published2008 Jun
ISSN0022-3395
KeywordsAnimals, Bayes Theorem, Cnidaria, DNA, Ribosomal, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Fish Diseases, Fresh Water, Gills, Goldfish, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, Spores
Abstract

Myxobolus ampullicapsulatus n. sp. was isolated from the gills of Carassius auratus auratus (L., 1758) in Chongqing, China. Myxospores were pyriform, measuring 16.5-19.5 microm long x 8.5-10.0 microm wide x 7.0 microm thick. Two equal polar capsules were ampullaceous, measuring 7.0-10.0 microm long x 2.5-4.0 microm wide, containing polar filaments coiled 9-10 turns. Spore length of this species exceeds that of the majority of other Myxobolus spp., and those overlapping in this dimension can be differentially diagnosed by other characters. Furthermore, the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) of M. ampullicapsulatus n. sp. is unique among myxozoans sequenced to date. Phylogenetic analyses of the SSU rDNA gene sequence placed this species in a clade composed exclusively of gill parasites, most closely related to Myxobolus longisporus, which also infects the gills of cyprinid fishes in China.
DOI10.1645/GE-1429.1
Alternate JournalJ Parasitol
PubMed ID18605802