[Unicapsula marquesi n. sp. (Mysxosporea, Multivalvulida) a gill parasite of Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) (Pisces, Polynemidae) from the senegalese coast (West Africa)].
Unicapsula marquesi n. sp. (Myxosporea) is described from gill filaments of Polydactylus quadrifilis (Pisces, Polynemidae) obtained from coats of Senegal. The cysts were elongated and their length was 1 to 3 mm. The spores were pyramidal and composed of three valves. Only one of theses valves contained a developed polar capsule measuring 3.01 +/- 0.09 microns in diameter. Length of spore was 6.13 +/- 0.21 microns and the width was 7.18 +/- 0.17. No filament like appendage at the extremity of shell valves. Data on ultrastructure of spores are presented.
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Département de Biologie animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université C.A. Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
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Faye
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Toguebaye
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D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D012675:Senegal; D013170:Spores / Q000648:ultrastructure