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Ichthyosporidium sp. Schwartz, 1963, Parasite of the Fish Leiostomus xanthurus, Is a Microsporidian *
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.tb01920.x
Subject(s) - parasite hosting , biology , polar filament , protozoan parasite , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , genus , microsporidia , spore , microbiology and biotechnology , fishery , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Schwartz identified a protozoan, parasite of the marine fish Leiostomus xanthurus as a haplosporidian belonging to genus Ichthyosporidium Caullery and Mesnil, 1905. Now, a coiled polar filament in the spore of that organism has been clearly recognized in certain PAS preparations which were used in the original study. The parasite is, therefore, a microsporidian rather than a haplosporidian. The generic characters of this and other protozoans still in genus Ichthyosporidium need further study.