Ceratomyxa lophii Afonso-Dias, Kalavati, Mackenzie & Mackenzie, 2007, n. sp. ...

• Main Authors: Afonso-Dias, Isabel, Kalavati, Chaganti, Mackenzie, Ken, Mackenzie, Kevin S.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Myxozoa; Myxosporea; Bivalvulida; Ceratomyxidae; Ceratomyxa; Ceratomyxa lophii; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5625778; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5625778

Ceratomyxa lophii n. sp. (Figures 1–3) Material studied Host: Lophius piscatorius L. Site of infection: gall bladder. Locality, dates and depths: (1) 58°51ˏN, 07°35ˏW (NW of Scotland), 30 March, 2000, 250m; (2) 58°45ˏN, 07°49ˏW (NW of Scotland), 30 March, 2000, 400m. Prevalence: (1) 6 of 16 (37%); (2) 8 of 26 (31%). Host length range: (1) 41–64 cm; (2) 45–66 cm. Collection number: 2005:7:1:1. Description Trophozoite (or pseudoplasmodium) (Figure 1) spherical or slightly ovoid, di- or tri-sporous, with short finger-like pseudopodia. Endoplasm distinct, finely granular. Dimensions, based on 6 fixed specimens: 20.0– 26.8 x 16.0–20.0. Spore (Figures 2, 3) asymmetrical, banana-shaped, one end more pointed than the other. Valves unequal, smooth, larger valve slightly bent. Sutural line straight, thin. Sporoplasm binucleate, extends below polar capsules. Polar capsules spherical, subterminal. Polar filament tightly coiled, with 7–8 coils. Dimensions, based on 30 fixed spores, as ranges with means ± SD in ... : Published as part of Afonso-Dias, Isabel, Kalavati, Chaganti, Mackenzie, Ken & Mackenzie, Kevin S., 2007, Three new species of Myxosporea (Bivalvulida: Ceratomyxidae: Alatasporidae) from the gall bladders of anglerfishes Lophius spp. (Teleostei: Lophiidae) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, pp. 35-46 in Zootaxa 1466 on pages 36-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176573 ...