Descriptions of Mikrocytos veneroïdes n. sp. and Mikrocytos donaxi n. sp. (Ascetosporea: Mikrocytida: Mikrocytiidae), detected during important mortality events of the wedge clam Donax trunculus Linnaeus (Veneroida: Donacidae), in France between 2008 and 2011

Descriptions of Mikrocytos veneroïdes n. sp. and Mikrocytos donaxi n. sp. (Ascetosporea: Mikrocytida: Mikrocytiidae), detected during important mortality events of the wedge clam Donax trunculus Linnaeus (Veneroida: Donacidae), in France between 2008 and 2011

Abstract Background Microcell parasites are small intracellular protozoans mostly detected in molluscs and can be associated with mortalities. In 2010 and 2011, strong increases in mortality events were reported in different wild beds of the wedge clam Donax trunculus Linnaeus, along the Atlantic co...

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Main Authors: Céline Garcia, Christophe Haond, Bruno Chollet, Mirella Nerac, Emmanuelle Omnes, Jean-Pierre Joly, Christine Dubreuil, Delphine Serpin, Aimé Langlade, Dominique Le Gal, Aouregan Terre-Terrillon, Olivier Courtois, Benjamin Guichard, Isabelle Arzul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mikrocytos veneroïdes  n. sp.
Mikrocytos donaxi n. sp.
Donax trunculus
Mortality
Microcell parasite
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2692-0

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