title: Molecular taxonomy of Mikrocytos boweri sp. nov. from Olympia oysters Ostrea lurida in British Columbia, Canada.
abstract: Mikrocytos mackini is a microcell parasite that usually infects Crassostrea gigas distributed along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America. For many years, M. mackini was the only known species in the genus, but there have been multiple recent findings of genetically divergent forms of Mikrocytos in different hosts and in distantly located geographic locations. This note describes M. boweri sp. nov. found in Olympia oysters Ostrea lurida collected from and native to British Columbia, Canada, primarily using a molecular taxonomic approach.
authors: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7, Canada.
authors: Cathryn L
authors: CL
authors: Abbott
authors: Gary R
authors: GR
authors: Meyer
authors: Geoff
authors: G
authors: Lowe
authors: Eliah
authors: E
authors: Kim
authors: Stewart C
authors: SC
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001955:British Columbia; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D049895:Ostrea / Q000469:parasitology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity