Morphologic and Genetic Evidence for Mixed Infection with Two Myxobolus Species (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) in Gray Mullets,Mugil cephalus,from Korean Waters

The present study was performed to trace the decisive evidence for mixed infection of 2 Myxobolus species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp., in the gray mullet, Mugil cephalus, from Korean waters. Mullets with whitish cyst-like plasmodia on their scales were collected near a sewage plant in Yeosu, southern part of Korea, in 2009. The cysts were mainly located on scales and also found in the intestine. The spores from scales were oval in a frontal view, tapering anteriorly to a blunt apex, and measured 7.2 µm (5.8-8.0) in length and 5.3 µm (4.7-6.1) in width. Two polar capsules were pyriform and extended over the anterior half of the spore, measuring 3.5 µm (2.3-4.8) in length and 2.0 µm (1.5-2.2) in width. In contrast, the spores from the intestine were ellipsoidal, 10.4 µm (9.0-11.9) in length and 8.4 µm (7.3-10.1) in width. The polar capsules were pyriform but did not extend over the anterior half of the spore, 3.7 µm (2.5-4.5) in length and 2.2 µm (1.8-2.9) in width. The nucleotide sequences of the 18S rDNA gene of the 2 myxosporean spores from scales and intestine showed 88.1% identity to each other and 100% identity with M. episquamalis and 94.5% identity with M. spinacurvatura from mullet, respectively. By the above findings, it is first confirmed that mullets from the Korean water are infected with 2 myxosporean species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp.     

Myxobolus desaequalis n. sp. (Myxozoa,Myxosporea), parasite of the Amazonian freshwater fish,Apteronotus albifrons (Teleostei,Apteronotidae)

Myxobolus desaequalis n. sp. is described from the gill lamellae of the freshwater fish Apteronotus albifrons, collected in the Amazon River, near the city of Salvaterra, Brazil. Large spherical plasmodia filled with disporic pansporoblasts and spores were observed. Ellipsoidal to pyriform spores are 18.3 microm length x 11.2 microm width x 4.4 microm thickness. The anterior end of the spores contain two extremely unequal pyriform polar capsules measuring: (larger): 11.2 microm length, 4.9 microm width, and an isofilar polar filament with 11 to 12 turns obliquely to the longitudinal axis; (smaller): 4.6 microm length, 2.8 microm width, and an isofilar polar filament with 4 to 5 turns, obliquely to the longitudinal axis.     

重庆淡水鱼寄生粘孢子虫二新种(粘孢子纲:双壳目)

报道了中华倒刺鲃鳃上的粘体虫一新种,即倒刺鲃粘体Myxosoma spinibarbi sp.nov.;寄生于白鲢肾中的碘泡虫一新种,即马氏碘泡虫Myxobolus mai sp.nov.,将2种与近似种进行了比较。     

赤眼鳟和黄的粘孢子虫两新种

自１９８２年以来,作者在长江中下游进行类寄生虫区系调查时,收集了一定数量的粘孢子虫标本。在鉴定这些标本时发现,寄生在赤眼鳟Ｓｑｕａｌｉｏｂａｒｂｕｓ ｃｕｒｒｉｃｕｌｕｓ（Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄｓｏｎ）和黄Ｈｙｐｓｅｌｅｏｔｒｉｓ ｓｗｉｎｈｏｎｉｓ（Ｇｎｔｈｅｒ）的两种粘孢子虫,均系科学上的新物种。现报道如下。所有度量大小均以μｍ为单位。模式标本保存在中国科学院水生生物研究所鱼病学研究室。１宜都足孢虫新种 Ｐｏｄｏｓｐｏｒａ ｙｉｄｕｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．（图） 寄生：赤眼蹲Ｓｑｕａｌｉｏｂａｒｂｕｓ …     

淡水鱼类寄生粘孢子虫两新种的记述

在整理1982年从湖北省宜都市和1984年从湖北省黄岗市团风镇采集的长江鱼类粘孢子虫标本的过程中,作者发现寄生于鳜Siniperca chuats(Basilewsky)和蛇(Saurogobio dabrui Bleeker)的两种粘孢子虫,经鉴定是文献中没有报道的新物种1。模式标本保存在中国科学院水生生物研究所鱼病病原标本室。       

饼形碘泡虫在草鱼苗体内发育各阶段的显微及超微结构

饼形碘泡虫是一种引起草鱼苗肠道疾病的病原体,主要寄生在草鱼苗前肠的绒毛固有膜内。通过光学显微镜、电子显微镜观察,在不同日龄的病鱼组织中可见到单核营养体,核分裂,多核营养体及孢质分割的单产孢体或双产孢体,极囊形成,孢壳组合及孢囊产生等过程。在27-30℃的水温中,该寄生虫在鱼体内发育成熟需要12-15天。透射电镜观察到成熟孢子有丰富的粗面内质网,糖原体,近极囊处各有一个略呈三角形的核,两个黑色的圆形体。极囊内极丝为4-5圈。通过扫描电镜观察到孢子的缝脊较凸出,每办孢壳各有一极丝孔。从裂开的孢子里还见到细胞质。     

鲟科鱼类寄生粘孢子虫二新种(粘孢子虫纲:双壳目:碘泡科)

在长江中游的扬子江白鲟和中华鲟上发现二种粘孢子虫,命名为白鲟碘泡虫,新种和宜都单极虫,新种。     

长江中游长吻鮠、蛇鮈寄生粘孢子虫感染率的季节动态

1.寄生长吻鮠上的粘孢子虫有3种:巨囊两极虫和四极虫一种,寄生在胆囊中,碘泡虫一种寄生在肾脏中;寄生蛇鮈上的粘孢子虫有2种:湖北碘泡虫,寄生在脑、鳃、肾、体腔、肠,主要寄生在脑,楚克拉虫一种,寄生在胆囊中。2.粘孢子虫对长吻鮠、蛇鮈的感染率存在明显的季节变化;对长吻鮠的感染率最高值出现在6月(95%),最低值出现在2月(43%),年平均值为65%;湖北碘泡虫对蛇鮈的总感染率最高值出现在12—2月(63—67%),其次在8月(58%),春秋两季感染率较低(36—44%),年平均值为51%。3.总感染率(IR)与鱼体全长(TL)的关系:长吻鮠IR=0.956-0.009TL;蛇鮈IR=-2.0678+0.3838(TL)-0.0136(TL)2,8厘米以下的蛇鮈未发现感染。4.粘孢子虫的感染率与长吻鮠、蛇鮈的性别无关。5.感染粘孢子虫的长吻鮠,肥满度下降不大(0.04),感染粘孢子虫的蛇鮈,肥满度下降0.12,体重平均下降12.4%。6.长吻鮠中寄生粘孢子虫的总感染率(IR)与长江中游水温(T℃)呈显著正相关,二者关系可用下式描述:IR=0.3129+0.0192(T℃)。蛇鮈寄生粘孢子虫的总感染率(IR)与水温(T℃)之间的关系呈一反抛物线型、两者关系可用下式描述 IR=1.1228-0.073777T+0.001795T2