Structure of Protistan Parasites Found in Bivalve Molluscs

Authors

Frank O. Perkins, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

Fisher, William S., ed

Publication Date

1988

Book Title

Disease Processes in Marine Bivalve Molluscs

Publisher

American Fisheries Society

City

Bethesda, Maryland

Series

American Fisheries Society Special Publication 18

Abstract

The literature on the structure of protists parasitizing bivalve molluscs is reviewed, and previously unpublished observations of species of class Perkinsea , phylum Haplosporidia, and class Paramyxea are presented. Descriptions are given of the flagellar apparatus of Perkinsus marinus zoospores, the ultrastructure of Perkinsus sp. from the Baltic macoma Macoma balthica, and the development of haplosporosome-like bodies in Haplosporidium nelsoni. The possible origin of stem cells of Marrteilia sydneyi from the inner two sporoplasms is discussed. New research efforts are suggested which could help elucidate the phylogenetic interrelationships and taxonomic positions of the various taxa and help in efforts to better understand life cycles of selected species.

Recommended Citation

Perkins, Frank O., "Structure of Protistan Parasites Found in Bivalve Molluscs" (1988). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 120.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/120