Issue |
Parasite
Volume 7, Number 2, June 2000
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Page(s) | 115 - 122 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2000072115 | |
Published online | 10 September 2014 |
Mémoire
Zoosporulation of a new Perkinsus species isolated from the gills of the softshell clam Mya arenaria
Zoosporulation d'une nouvelle espèce de Perkinsus isolée des branchies du Mollusque Mya arenaria
1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, 904 S. Morris St., Oxford, MD 21654.
2
Food and Drag Administration, Microbial Ecology Branch, 200 C St., S.W., Washington, DC 20204.
3
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062.
4
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Moshtohor, Benha, Egypt.
5
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
* Correspondence: Mohamed Faisal. Tel.: 1-804-684-7231 - Fax: 1-804-684-7186 E-mail: faisal@vins.edu Disclaimer: Reference to trade names does not imply endorsement by NOAA.
Received:
27
January
2000
Accepted:
13
March
2000
A gill-associated Perkinsus sp. isolated from the softshell clam (Mya arenaria) is described as a new species, P. chesapeaki sp. nov. Examination of the parasite in seawater cultures revealed life cycle stages and zoosporulation processes similar to those described for other species of the genus Perkinsus. Prezoosporangia developed thickened cell walls upon contraction of the cytoplasm and development of a distinctive clear area between the cell wall and the protoplast. Successive bipartition of the protoplast led to the formation of hundred's of zoospores within mature sporangia. Zoospores were released into seawater through one or more discharge tubes. Ultrastructural studies revealed an oblong zoospore possessing two flagella that arose from a concave side located in the upper third of the zoospore body. The anterior flagellum possessed a unilateral array of hair-like structures. A large anterior vacuole and basolateral nucleus dominated the cytoplasm of the zoospore body. The presence of a rudimentary apical complex including on open-sided conoid, rhoptries, micronemes, and subpellicular microtubules were also discerned. Differences in zoospore morphology, and sequence analyses of two genes previously reported, support the designation of the gill-associated Perkinsus from the softshell clam as a new species
Résumé
Description de Perkinsus chesapeaki n. sp. associée aux branchies du mollusque bivalve Mya arenaria. L'examen du parasite dans les cultures en eau de mer révèle différentes phases du cycle biologique et un processus de zoosporulation semblable à celui déjà décrit chez d'autres espèces de Perkinsus. Les prézoosporanges acquièrent des parois cellulaires épaissies à la suite de la rétraction du cytoplasme et de la formation d'une zone claire distincte entre paroi cellulaire et protoplasme. Les bipartitions successives du protoplasme aboutissent à la formation de centaines de zoospores à l'intérieur de sporanges mûrs. Les zoospores sont déchargées dans l'eau de mer à travers un ou plusieurs tubes d'expulsion. L'étude ultrastructurale montre que les zoospores, de forme oblongue, possèdent deux flagelles insérés au niveau du tiers antérieur, sur le côté concave du corps. Le flagelle antérieur présente une zone unilatérale ornée de formations filiformes. Une grande vacuole antérieure et un noyau bosolatéral surplombent le cytoplasme du corps de la zoospore. Un complexe apical rudimentaire avec conoïde ouvert latéralement, rhoptries, micronèmes et microtubules sous pelliculaires est discernable. Les particularités morphologiques de la zoospore et les analyses séquentielles de deux gènes publiés précédemment conduisent à considérer le Perkinsus associé à Mya arenaria comme espèce nouvelle.
Key words: Perkinsus spp. / softshell clam (Mya arenaria) / zoosporulation / zoospores / ultrastructure
Mots clés : Perkinsus spp. / palourde à coquille lisse (Mya arenaria) / zoosporulation / zoospores / ultrastructure
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