Studies on the so-called plasmodium of Ciliocincta sabellariae (Phylum Orthonectida), with notes on an associated microsporan parasite
Kozloff, E. (1997). Studies on the so-called plasmodium of Ciliocincta sabellariae (Phylum Orthonectida), with notes on an associated microsporan parasite. Cah. Biol. Mar. 38(3): 151-159
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, more
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The orthonectid Ciliocincta sabellariae, which parasitizes Sabellaria cementarium (Annelida: Polychaeta), creates extensive "galleries" in the epidermis of its host. The matrix ("plasmodium"), occupied by germinal cells, embryos, males, and females, consists of epidermal cytoplasm that has been greatly modified as a result of parasitism. Stages in the differentiation of cysts of a microsporan (microsporidian) are often found in the matrices and also in orthonectid embryos. |
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