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Two New Species of Plistophora (Microsporida, Nosematidae) in Decapods, with Particular Reference to One in the Blue Crab *
Author(s) -
SPRAGUE VICTOR
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1966.tb01892.x
Subject(s) - callinectes , crayfish , spore , decapoda , crustacean , polar filament , protein filament , biology , zoology , fishery , botany , microsporidia , biochemistry
SYNOPSIS.Plistophora cargoi n. sp., found in the muscles of Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, is described. Spores are ellipsoidal and about 3.3 by 5.1 μ when alive. The coiled polar filament is PAS positive. When extruded the filament appears thick throughout most of its length but has a short and fine terminal portion. The sporont gives rise to many (32 to more than 100) spores. P. sp. Sogandares‐Bernal, 1962, found in the muscles of the fresh water crayfish Cambarellus puer Hobbs, is given the name P. sogandaresi n. sp.