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- Title
Description of <em>Vavraia parastacida</em> sp. nov. (Microspora: Pleistophoridae) from marron, <em>Cherax tenuimanus</em> (Smith), (Decapoda: Parastacidae).
- Authors
Langdon, J. S.
- Abstract
A pleistophorid microsporidian is described from marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith). The parasite is polysporous, forming eight, 16, 32 or 64 ovoid spores in persistent, two-layered merontogenetic sporophorous vesicles. Nuclei remain isolated through out merogony and sporogony. The sporophorous vesicle forms from the amorphous coat surrounding meronts, which thickens and condenses into two layers during sporogony. The parasite is placed in Vavraia Weiser, 1977, and named Vavraia parastacida sp. nov.
- Subjects
CHERAX tenuimanus; FISHES; PARASITES; PARASTACIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA; PLANT spores
- Publication
Journal of Fish Diseases, 1991, Vol 14, Issue 6, p619
- ISSN
0140-7775
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2761.1991.tb00620.x