Alataspora budegassai Afonso-Dias, Kalavati, Mackenzie & Mackenzie, 2007, n. sp. ...
Alataspora budegassai n. sp. (Figures 4–9) Material studied Host: Lophius budegassa Spinola Site of infection: gall bladder Localities, dates and depths: (1) 36°56ˏN, 07°38ˏW, 5 June, 2000, 250m; (2) 36°51ˏN, 08°00ˏW, 9 June, 2000, 200m; (3) 36°50ˏN, 08°58ˏW, 14 June, 2000, 250m; (4) 36°46ˏN, 08°36ˏ...
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| Summary: | Alataspora budegassai n. sp. (Figures 4–9) Material studied Host: Lophius budegassa Spinola Site of infection: gall bladder Localities, dates and depths: (1) 36°56ˏN, 07°38ˏW, 5 June, 2000, 250m; (2) 36°51ˏN, 08°00ˏW, 9 June, 2000, 200m; (3) 36°50ˏN, 08°58ˏW, 14 June, 2000, 250m; (4) 36°46ˏN, 08°36ˏW, 24 October, 2000, 450m; (5) 36°50ˏN, 08°30ˏW, 16 April, 2001, depth unknown (all off Algarve, southern Portugal). Prevalence: (1) 3 of 3; (2) 1 of 1; (3) 1 of 1; (4) 1 of 1; (5) 2 of 2. Host length range: (1) 30–36 cm; (2) 35 cm; (3) 37 cm; (4) 36 cm; (5) 70–96 cm. Collection number: 2005:7:1:2. Description Trophozoite (Figure 4) irregular in shape, drifting freely in the bile. Dimensions: 28.8–60.4 (n=16) with 4–5 fine filopodia and variable numbers of nuclei. FIGURES 4–7. Alataspora budegassai n. sp. 4. Trophozoite, stained with Giemsa. 5. Sporoblast, unstained fixed specimen. 6. Spore, sutural view, stained with Giemsa. 7. Spore, sutural view, unstained fixed specimen. Scale-bars: 10µ m Sporoblast (Figures ... : 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 38-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176573 ... |
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