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Fine structure of zoosporulation in Perkinsus atlanticus (Apicomplexa: Perkinsea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. Azevedo ,
L. Corral  and
R. Cachola
C. Azevedo
Affiliation:
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oporto, 4000 Porto, Portugal
L. Corral
Affiliation:
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oporto, 4000 Porto, Portugal
R. Cachola
Affiliation:
National Institute of Fisheries Research, 8000 Faro, Portugal
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Summary

Light and transmission electron microscopy were used to study different stages of Perkinsus atlanticus (Apicomplexa) during induced zoosporulation, with fluid thioglycollate medium and seawater. Cytokinesis and nucleokinesis of different developmental stages were studied every 12 h during the incubation period of 72 h, at which time the zoospores became free. Uninucleated and flagellated zoospores present the apical complex formed by conoid, polar ring, micronemes, rhoptries and subpellicular microtubules observed at different sections. Ultrastructural details were compared with the other two species of the genus Perkinsus.

Keywords

Perkinsus atlanticusApicomplexazoosporulation
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 100 , Issue 3 , June 1990 , pp. 351 - 358
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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