Species Agmasoma penaei (Sprague, 1950)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Thelohania penaei Sprague, V. 1950. Notes on three Microsporidian parasites of Decapod Crustacea of Louisiana coastal waters. Occasional Papers of the Marine Laboratory Louisiana State University, No. 5. 1-8 pp.

Generic Combinations

• Agmasoma penaei (Sprague, 1950). —
  Hazard, E.I. & Oldacre, S.W. 1975. Revision of Microsporida (Protozoa) close to Thelohania with descriptions of one new family, eight new genera, and thirteen new species. Issue 1530 of Technical bulletin (United States. Dept. of Agriculture). 1-104 pp.

Introduction

Based on ribosomal DNA sequence data, the Microsporidia are recognised as Fungi and not Protists. At present Australian Biological Resource Study has retained the Microsporidia as a phylum in the Protists for historical comparative purposes.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 [PENAEIDAE] Green Tiger Prawn (muscles, connective tissue); Penaeus longistylus Kubo, 1943 [PENAEIDAE] Redspot King Prawn (muscles, connective tissue); Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896 [PENAEIDAE] Western King Prawn (muscles, connective tissue)).

Associated Fauna References

Anderson I.G. 1990. Diseases in Australian invertebrate aquaculture. pp. 38-48 in [Anon]. Fifth International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control. Adelaide : Society for Invertebrate Pathology. (Penaeus longistylus; Penaeus latisulcatus)

Owens, L. & Hall-Mendelin, S. 1990. Diseases relevant to penaeid mariculture in tropical Austraia. pp. 421-432 in Perkins, F.O. & Cheng, T.C. (eds). Pathology in Marine Science. San Diego : Acadameic Press. (Penaeus longistylus; Penaeus latisulcatus; Penaeus semisulcatus)

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