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Myxosporidian Parasites from the Fish of the River Lugg
Author(s) -
DAVIES ELIZABETH H.
Publication year - 1968
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.1550-7408.1968.tb02159.x
Subject(s) - leuciscus , rutilus , myxobolus , biology , gill , zoology , spore , host (biology) , fish <actinopterygii> , cyprinidae , ecology , fishery , microbiology and biotechnology
SYNOPSIS. Six different species of Myxosporidia were recorded from fish of the River Lugg. Myxobolus muelleri, M. artus, M. macrocapsularis, Henneguya zschokkei, H. psorospermica and H. oviperda . Leuciscus cephalus, L. leuciscus and Rutilus rutilus infected with M. muelleri were common; of these 3 hosts, L. cephalus had the highest intensity of infection and the greatest number of infected organs and tissues. M. muelleri was compared from all the different infection sites each month where possible, from the same host ( i.e., L. cephalus ) and from the same site on different hosts (i.e. from the gills of all 3 hosts). No seasonal variation in occurrence, spore shape or size was found for M. muelleri , but spore size varied depending on the host and site of infection. Tailed and tailless forms of H. zschokkei were found on L. leucicus and H. oviperda on E. lucius . Only tailless H. psorospermica were found. Variations in spore form and size are discussed in relation to their use as taxonomic characters.