<i>Hirsutonosema embarrassi</i> n. gen. n. sp. (Phylum Microsporidia) in the Ovary of Mucket (<i>Actinonaias ligamentina</i>), Plain Pocketbook (<i>Lampsilis cardium</i>), and Fatmucket (<i>Lampsilis siliquoidea</i>) (Unionidae) from the Embarrass River, Wisconsin, USA

During an epidemiological survey following a mortality event of freshwater mussels in 2018 in the Embarrass River, Wisconsin, USA, we identified a novel microsporidian parasite in the ovaries of mucket (<i>Actinonaias ligamentina</i>), plain pocketbook (<i>Lampsilis cardium</i&g...

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Published in:	Parasitologia
Main Authors:	Susan Knowles, Eric M. Leis, Jordan C. Richard, Isaac F. Standish, Jamie Bojko, Jesse Weinzinger, Diane L. Waller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	<i>Actinonaias ligamentina</i> freshwater mussel <i>Hirsutonosema embarrassi</i> n. gen. n. sp. histopathology <i>Lampsilis cardium</i> <i>Lampsilis siliquoidea</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/4/2/16