A new form of raabeia-type actinosporean (Myxozoa) from the oligochaete Uncinais uncinata.
In a study of the oligochaete fauna and their actinosporean parasites in three lakes in Algonquin Park, Canada, a novel form of raabeia-type actinosporean was observed in a single specimen of Uncinais uncinata (Øersted) (Naididae). This form differs from those previously described in its small size, and by having caudal processes that gradually widen and terminate with a single prominent branch.
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5, Canada.
Janet
J
Koprivnikar
Sherwin S
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Desser
D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008954:Models, Biological; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D033761:Spores, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification