Henneguya curimata n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxobolidae) is described from the kidney of the teleost Curimata inormata collected in an estuarine region of the Amazon River, near Belém, Brazil. This myxosporean produces large cysts (0.6–1.2 mm in diam.) that represent plasmodia containing all life cycle stages, including spores. The spore body is ellipsoidal (∼ 16.6 μm in length and ∼ 6.2 μm in width), and each valve presents a tapering tail (∼ 19.1 μm in length). These valves surround the binucleate sporoplasm cell and two ellipsoidal polar capsules located side-by-side at the same level, measuring 6.5 × 1.2 μm each and containing 10–11 coils of the polar filament. On the basis of its host specificity and on data collected by light and electron microscopy, the organism, H. curimata n. sp. is distinguished as a new species. The taxonomic affinities and morphological comparisons with other similar species of the same genus are discussed.
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1 May 2002
Fine Structure of the Myxosporean, Henneguya curimata n. sp., Parasite of the Amazonian Fish, Curimata inormata (Teleostei, Curimatidae)
CARLOS AZEVEDO,
EDILSON MATOS
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The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Vol. 49 • No. 3
May 2002
Vol. 49 • No. 3
May 2002
life cycle
South America
spore
taxonomy
ultrastructure