Ceratomyxa qingdaoensis, Zhao & Al-Farraj & Al-Rasheid & Song, 2015
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https://doi.org/ 10.4467/16890027AP.15.026.3540 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039687B7-0E0A-9063-FCBE-645740FFF82C |
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Ceratomyxa qingdaoensis |
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sp. nov. |
Ceratomyxa qingdaoensis sp. n. ( Fig. 3K–N View Fig ; Table 1)
This organism was incorrectly marked as Ceratomyxa qingdaoensis Zhao and Song, 2003 in the monograph “Pathogenic Protozoa in Mariculture” ( Song et al. 2003), which has not been described as a new species in that book. Thus, according to ICZN, the species should be an invalid name, hence, we “re-establish” and “re-describe” this form here.
Diagnosis: Trophozoites not observed; elongated crescent-shaped or arcuate mature spores with shell-valves often conical, exceeding in length the axial diameter of the spore; ends of valves rounded with a smooth surface, sutural line fine, 46.0 ± 2.8 (42.0– 48.0) µm in thickness, 6.5 ± 0.5 (6.0–7.0) µm in length, posterior angle slightly concave to straight (162–175°); two smaller spherical polar capsules positioned anteriorly in a plane perpendicular to the sutural line, 2.8 ± 0.2 (2.5–3.0) µm in diameter; fine sporoplasm with one binuclear located in the spore cavity; coelozoic.
Type host and site of infection: Urinary bladder of Argyrosomus argentatus Houttuyn, 1872 .
Type locality: Coastal waters of the Yellow Sea off Qingdao, China (36°08′N, 120°43′E). Salinity about 32‰, water temperature about 14°C GoogleMaps .
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