Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef.
A ciliate associated with the coral disease brown band (BrB) was identified as a new species belonging to the class Oligohymenophorea, subclass Scuticociliatia. The ciliates were characterized by the presence of large numbers of intracellular dinoflagellates and displayed an elongated, tube-shaped body structure. They had uniform ciliature, except for three distinct cilia in the caudal region, and were typically 200 to 400 microm in length and 20 to 50 microm in width.
Bourne
David G
DG
Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB No. 3, Townsville, MC, QLD 4810, Australia. d.bourne@aims.gov.au
Boyett
Holly V
HV
Henderson
Meegan E
ME
Muirhead
Andrew
A
Willis
Bette L
BL
D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001315:Australia; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004141:Dinoflagellida / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016802:Oligohymenophorea / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S