Description of Five New Loma (Microsporidia) Species in Pacific Fishes with Redesignation of the Type Species Loma morhua Morrison & Sprague, 1981, Based on Morphological and Molecular Species‐Boundaries Tests

• Published in: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
• Main Authors: BROWN, AMANDA M. V., KENT, MICHAEL L., ADAMSON, MARTIN L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Loma; Morrison; Pacific; atlantic cod
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00508.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1550-7408.2010.00508.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00508.x

ABSTRACT. Five new species of Loma were described from five Pacific fishes using light‐microscopic and ultrastructural features along with phylogenetic analysis of the gene sequences of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and elongation factor 1‐alpha. Morphological data revealed both qualitative and quantitative...