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Sporulation of Minchinia sp. (Haplosporida, Haplosporidiidae) in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) from the Republic of Korea
Author(s) -
KERN FREDERICK G.
Publication year - 1976
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.1550-7408.1976.tb03826.x
Subject(s) - crassostrea , pacific oyster , spore , biology , oyster , genus , ostreidae , zoology , fishery , botany , shellfish , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii>
SYNOPSIS. A haplosporidan parasite belonging to the genus Minchinia was found in 4 of 1,438 oysters, Crassostrea gigas , collected from the Republic of Korea. Multinucleated vegetative stages were present in the infected oysters. Spores found in one of these oysters were acid‐fast and had operculate characteristics of the genus Minchinia .