Henneguya episclera sp. n. (Protozoa: Myxosporida), a new myxosporidan from the eye of the pumpkinseed sunfish.
Henneguya episclera sp. n. is described from the episclera of the eye of the pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus). Mean spore dimensions (in micrometers) are: total length 62.6; spore length 21.7; spore thickness 8.0; spore breadth 8.7; tail lengths 37.1 and 40.9; polar capsule lengths 6.0 and 6.5; polar capsule breadths 2.7 and 3.0; polar capsule thickness 3.5; and vacuole 5 by 5.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000145:classification*; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal