期刊论文详细信息
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms | |
Emerging infectious disease in sea stars: castrating ciliate parasites in Patiria miniata | |
J. Sunday1  L. Raeburn1  M. W. Hart1  | |
关键词: Scuticociliate; Asterias amurensis; Biocontrol; Sperm; | |
DOI : 10.3354/dao01949 | |
学科分类:生物科学(综合) | |
来源: Inter-Research | |
【 摘 要 】
ABSTRACT: Orchitophrya stellarum is a holotrich ciliate that facultatively parasitizes and castrates male asteriid sea stars. We discovered a morphologically similar ciliate in testes of an asterinid sea star, the northeastern Pacific bat star Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835). This parasite may represent a threat to Canadian populations of this iconic sea star. Confirmation that the parasite is O. stellarum would indicate a considerable host range expansion, and suggest that O. stellarum is a generalist sea star pathogen.
【 授权许可】
Unknown
【 预 览 】
Files | Size | Format | View |
---|---|---|---|
RO201911300567572ZK.pdf | 246KB | download |