'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae), a parasite of the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor' (Decapoda: Parastacidae)

Moodie, Elizabeth; Le Jambre, Leo Frederick; Katz, Margaret Ethel

doi:10.1007/s00436-003-0941-3

Author(s)

Moodie, Elizabeth

Le Jambre, Leo Frederick

Katz, Margaret Ethel

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. infects the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor'. Data on morphology, developmental patterns and sequences from the small subunit (SSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. are described. The ultrastructural features of different life cycle stages are very similar to those of the European crayfish parasite 'Thelohania contejeani'. 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. exhibits simultaneous dimorphic sporogony in muscle tissue, within haemocytes in the hepatopancreas, and in the intestinal wall of infected crayfish. 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. shows 92% sequence identity with 'T. contejeani' and only 67% sequence identity with the fire ant pathogen 'T. solenopsae', when SSU rDNA sequences are compared. Analysis of SSU rDNA and ITS sequences of 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. from crayfish from Victoria, Western Australia, and New South Wales indicate that the parasite has a wide geographical distribution in Australia.

Citation

Parasitology Research, 91(2), p. 151-165

ISSN

1432-1955

0932-0113

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3527

Language

en

Publisher

Springer

Title

'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae), a parasite of the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor' (Decapoda: Parastacidae)

Type of document

Journal Article

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Publication

Author(s)	Moodie, Elizabeth Le Jambre, Leo Frederick Katz, Margaret Ethel
Publication Date	2003
Abstract	'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. infects the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor'. Data on morphology, developmental patterns and sequences from the small subunit (SSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. are described. The ultrastructural features of different life cycle stages are very similar to those of the European crayfish parasite 'Thelohania contejeani'. 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. exhibits simultaneous dimorphic sporogony in muscle tissue, within haemocytes in the hepatopancreas, and in the intestinal wall of infected crayfish. 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. shows 92% sequence identity with 'T. contejeani' and only 67% sequence identity with the fire ant pathogen 'T. solenopsae', when SSU rDNA sequences are compared. Analysis of SSU rDNA and ITS sequences of 'T. parastaci' sp. nov. from crayfish from Victoria, Western Australia, and New South Wales indicate that the parasite has a wide geographical distribution in Australia.
Citation	Parasitology Research, 91(2), p. 151-165
ISSN	1432-1955 0932-0113
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3527
Language	en
Publisher	Springer
Title	'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae), a parasite of the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor' (Decapoda: Parastacidae)
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

'Thelohania parastaci' sp. nov. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae), a parasite of the Australian freshwater crayfish, 'Cherax destructor' (Decapoda: Parastacidae)

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