Enteromyxum leei infection in parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense: histopathological, morphological and molecular study.
Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa) has been identified as the aetiological agent of morbidity and mortality in captive feral parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense held at the facilities of Cretaquarium, the public aquarium of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Crete. The parasite caused substantial mortality to the parrotfish exceeding 60% over a period of 3.5 months. Here we describe the course of disease, the effects of the parasite on the host based on histopathological observations and we provide morphological and molecular data on the parasite.
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece. Electronic address: katharios@hcmr.gr.
Pantelis
P
Katharios
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
Constantina
C
Kokkari
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece; Cretaquarium, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
Aspasia
A
Sterioti
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
Maria
M
Smyrli
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Former American Base of Gournes, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
Panos G
PG
Kalatzis
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006115:Greece; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D055764:Myxozoa / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010473:Perciformes; D010802:Phylogeny
Enteromyxosis; Mediterranean; Myxosporea; Parasitic disease; Parrotfish