A new species of myxosporean (Sphaeromyxidae), a parasite of lined seahorses, Hippocampus erectus, from the Gulf of Mexico |
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Authors: | Sears B F Anderson P Greiner E C |
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Institution: | Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Florida 33620, USA. bsears@mail.usf.edu |
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Abstract: | Sphaeromyxa cannolii sp. n. is described from the bile ducts of aquaria-maintained lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) from the Gulf of Mexico. Spores of the new species are linear, 17-18 μm long and 5-6 μm wide, with flattened tips; polar capsules measure 4 × 3 μm. Routine necropsies of H. erectus following planned death revealed liver inflammation, bile duct obstruction, bile accumulation, and myxozoan parasites in the bile ducts of 11 of 40 animals sampled (27.5%). The presence of S. cannolii in an aquaculture setting should prompt keepers to carefully quarantine new animals and exclude annelid fauna, a potential intermediate host of myxozoans. |
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