A Protozoon ( Dileptus ; Ciliata) Predatory upon Metazoa

25 May 1962

journal article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 136 (3517) , 710
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3517.710-a

Abstract

A new species of Haplosporidium is reported as the cause of a previously unrecognized disease of Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The species is characterized by small (3.1 by 2.6 µ) operculate spores without projections. Infections are first seen in late winter, and mortality reaches its peak in early June.

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