Publication Abstract
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Structure and development of Sphaerospora elegans Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoz: Myxosporea) in the sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculatus and Pungitius pungitius
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Structure and development of Sphaerospora elegans Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoz: Myxosporea) in the sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculatus and Pungitius pungitius
S.W. Feist, S. Chilmonczyk and A.W. Pike
The structure and development of Sphaerospora elegans was studied by light and electron microscopy. Specimens of Gasterosteus aculeatus and Pungitius pungitius were examined from localities in England, Scotland and France. The kidney was found to be the main site of infection in both species, with a frequent co-infection with Myxobilatus gasterostei present in several populations of G. aculeatus. Possible extrasporogonic stages were located in the interstitial haematopoietic tissue of the kidney and in the choroidal rete of the eye. Within renal tubules sporogonic events could be followed and were seen to result in the formation of mature sub-spherical spores 10.2 x 10.1 µm in size, containing 2 almost spherical polar capsules of equal size.
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S.W. Feist, S. Chilmonczyk and A.W. Pike, 1991. Structure and development of Sphaerospora elegans Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoz: Myxosporea) in the sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculatus and Pungitius pungitius. European Journal of Protistology, 27: 269-277.
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S.W. Feist*, S. Chilmonczyk and A.W. Pike
- Publication Date
- January 1991
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European Journal of Protistology, 27: 269-277
- Publication DOI: https://doi.org/
