Folia Parasitologica 49[2] 89-92 (2002) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2002.017

A new form of raabeia-type actinosporean (Myxozoa) from the oligochaete Uncinais uncinata

Janet Koprivnikar, Sherwin S. Desser
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5, Canada

In a study of the oligochaete fauna and their actinosporean parasites in three lakes in Algonquin Park, Canada, a novel form of raabeia-type actinosporean was observed in a single specimen of Uncinais uncinata (∅ersted) (Naididae). This form differs from those previously described in its small size, and by having caudal processes that gradually widen and terminate with a single prominent branch.

Keywords: Myxozoa, Actinosporea, raabeia, Oligochaeta, Uncinais uncinata

Received: August 3, 2001; Accepted: November 15, 2001; Published: June 1, 2002  Show citation

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Koprivnikar, J., & Desser, S.S. (2002). A new form of raabeia-type actinosporean (Myxozoa) from the oligochaete Uncinais uncinata. Folia Parasitologica, 49(2), 89-92. doi: 10.14411/fp.2002.017
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