Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Kokarev, Valentin, Dufour, Suzanne C
Format: Artículo científico
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: Protist 2025
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845688/
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1868266162720079872
author Kokarev, Valentin
Dufour, Suzanne C
author_facet Kokarev, Valentin
Dufour, Suzanne C
Kokarev, Valentin
Dufour, Suzanne C
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents The first record of a gregarine from the family Urosporidae (Apicomplexa: Lecudinoidea) in a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata. Kokarev, Valentin Dufour, Suzanne C Bivalvia Animals Apicomplexa Trophozoites Phylogeny Microscopy, Electron, Transmission Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Urosporid gregarines are an understudied group of coelomic and intestinal extracellular parasites of marine invertebrates. To date, they have been recorded in various hosts, including annelids, nemerteans, echinoderms and gastropods. In the present paper, we describe a new urosporid gregarine, Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov., the first in this family known to infect a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata. Trophozoites and oocysts within gametocysts were observed within the bivalve's mantle cavity and hemocoel. The morphology and ultrastructure of these life stages are described using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The 18S rRNA sequence of Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov. suggests strong phylogenetic affinity with the genus Difficilina, which infects the intestine of nemerteans. This report increases the known host range of urosporid gregarines. The described morphological and genetic characteristics of Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov. can support further studies aiming to elucidate phylogenetic relationships within marine gregarines.
format Artículo científico
id pubmed_40845688
institution PubMed
language en
publishDate 2025
publisher Protist
record_format pubmed
spellingShingle The first record of a gregarine from the family Urosporidae (Apicomplexa: Lecudinoidea) in a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata.
Kokarev, Valentin
Dufour, Suzanne C
Bivalvia
Animals
Apicomplexa
Trophozoites
Phylogeny
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
The first record of a gregarine from the family Urosporidae (Apicomplexa: Lecudinoidea) in a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata. Kokarev, Valentin Dufour, Suzanne C Bivalvia Animals Apicomplexa Trophozoites Phylogeny Microscopy, Electron, Transmission Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Urosporid gregarines are an understudied group of coelomic and intestinal extracellular parasites of marine invertebrates. To date, they have been recorded in various hosts, including annelids, nemerteans, echinoderms and gastropods. In the present paper, we describe a new urosporid gregarine, Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov., the first in this family known to infect a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata. Trophozoites and oocysts within gametocysts were observed within the bivalve's mantle cavity and hemocoel. The morphology and ultrastructure of these life stages are described using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The 18S rRNA sequence of Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov. suggests strong phylogenetic affinity with the genus Difficilina, which infects the intestine of nemerteans. This report increases the known host range of urosporid gregarines. The described morphological and genetic characteristics of Gonospora axinopsidae sp. nov. can support further studies aiming to elucidate phylogenetic relationships within marine gregarines.
title The first record of a gregarine from the family Urosporidae (Apicomplexa: Lecudinoidea) in a bivalve mollusc, Axinopsida orbiculata.
topic Bivalvia
Animals
Apicomplexa
Trophozoites
Phylogeny
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845688/