Bipteria formosa (Kovaleva et Gaevskaya, 1979) comb. n. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in whiting Merlangius merlangus (Teleostei: Gadidae) from Denmark
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A total of 22 specimens of whiting Merlangius merlangus (L.) (Teleostei, Gadidae) from the northern Øresund, Denmark
were examined for Myxosporea. Zschokkella hildae Auerbach, 1910 (Myxidiidae), Gadimyxa sp. (Parvicapsulidae) and a species of
Bipteria occurred in the renal tubules of 9%, 18% and 68% whiting, respectively. Immature spores of the Bipteria species are very
occurred in the renal tubules of 9%, 18% and 68% whiting, respectively. Immature spores of the species are verysimilar to spores of Myxoproteus formosus Kovaleva et Gaevskaya, 1979 originally described from the urinary system of whiting
from the Celtic Sea. We therefore consider Bipteria sp. from whiting in Denmark conspecifi c with M. formosus and propose Bipteriaformosa (Kovaleva et Gaevskaya, 1979) comb. n. The spore of Bipteria formosa is described in detail and compared with other
(Kovaleva et Gaevskaya, 1979) comb. n. The spore of is described in detail and compared with otherBipteria spp. The phylogenetic position of B. formosa, based on partial 18S rDNA sequences, is closest to Leptotheca fugu Tun,
spp. The phylogenetic position of , based on partial 18S rDNA sequences, is closest to Tun,Yokoyama, Ogawa et Wakabayashi, 2000 and the Sphaerosporidae.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Folia Parasitologica |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 86-90 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0015-5683 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Key words: Myxozoa, Bipteria formosa, Myxoproteus formosus, Zschokkella hildae, Gadimyxa, Merlangius merlangus,
18S rDNA sequences, Denmark
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