A phylogenetically unresolved apicomplexan (APXSc) causing swirl lesions in the Tehuelche scallop, Aequipecten tehuelchus, from the Southwest Atlantic coast

A phylogenetically unresolved apicomplexan (APXSc) causing swirl lesions in the Tehuelche scallop, Aequipecten tehuelchus, from the Southwest Atlantic coast

The study reports a previously unknown apicomplexan (APXSc) parasite infecting wild scallops Aequipecten tehuelchus (d’Orbigny, 1842) from two separate areas (La Tapera and Punta Conos) of the San José gulf, in Patagonia Argentina. Histology, transmission electron microscope, molecular analyses and...

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Main Authors: Nuria Vázquez, Mark A. Freeman, Florencia Cremonte, Carmen Gilardoni, Árni Kristmundsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Apicomplexan scallop
Aequipecten tehuelchus
Histopathology
Phylogeny
Ultrastructure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422000293

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