Spore ornamentation of Minchinia occulta n. sp. (Haplosporidia) in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778)

D. Bearham; Z. Spiers; S.R. Raidal; J.B. Jones; P.K. Nicholls

doi:10.1017/S0031182008004897

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Spore ornamentation of Minchinia occulta n. sp. (Haplosporidia) in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778)

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Spore ornamentation of Minchinia occulta n. sp. (Haplosporidia) in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778)

D. Bearham, Z. Spiers, S.R. Raidal, J.B. Jones and P.K. Nicholls

Parasitology, Vol.135(11), pp.1271-1280

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182008004897

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Abstract

A Minchinia sp. (Haplosporidia: Haplosporidiidae) parasite was identified infecting rock oysters and morphologically described by Hine and Thorne (2002) using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The parasite was associated with up to 80% mortality in the host species and it is suspected that the parasite would be a major impediment to the development of a tropical rock oyster aquaculture industry in northern Western Australia. However, attempts to identify the parasite following the development of a specific probe for Haplosporidium nelsoni were unsuccessful. The SSU region of the parasite's rRNA gene was later characterized in our laboratory and an in situ hybridization assay for the parasite was developed. This study names the parasite as Minchinia occulta n sp. and morphologically describes the parasite using histology, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The non-spore stages were unusual in that they consisted primarily of uninucleate stages reminiscent of Bonamia spp. The parasite's spores were ovoid to circular shaped and measured 4.5 mcm-5.0 mcm x 3.5-4.1 mcm in size. The nucleus of the sporoplasm measured 1.5-2.3 mcm and was centrally located. The spores were covered in a branching network of microtubule-like structures that may degrade as the spore matures.

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Title: Spore ornamentation of Minchinia occulta n. sp. (Haplosporidia) in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778)
Authors/Creators: D. Bearham (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Z. Spiers (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
S.R. Raidal (Author/Creator) - Charles Sturt University
J.B. Jones (Author/Creator) - Government of Western Australia
P.K. Nicholls (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Parasitology, Vol.135(11), pp.1271-1280
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Identifiers: 991005542681207891
Murdoch Affiliation: Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit; School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.2 Marine Biology; 3.2.1002 Bivalve Ecology
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