Species Ameson nelsoni (Sprague, 1950)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Nosema nelsoni 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

• Nosema nelsoni (Sprague, 1950). —
  Sprague, V. 1977. Classification and phylogeny of the Microsporidia. In, Bulla L.A. & Cheng, T.C. Comparative pathobiology, Vol. 2: Systematics of the microsporidia. New York, NY : Plenum Press xi + 510 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

Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Penaeus merguiensis de Man, 1888 [PENAEIDAE] Banana Prawn (muscles); Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 [PENAEIDAE] Green Tiger Prawn (muscles); Penaeus esculentus Haswell, 1879 [PENAEIDAE] Tiger Prawn (muscles)).

Associated Fauna References

Owens, L., Glazebrook, J.S., Ladds, P.W. & Campbell, R.S.F. 1988. Disease in tropical mariculture in Australia. pp. 375-416 in Fish diseases. Refresher course for veterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Penaeus merguiensis; Penaeus esculentus; Penaeus semisulcatus)

Owens, L. & Glazebrook, J.S. 1988. Microsporidiosis in prawns from northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 301-305 (Penaeus merguiensis; Penaeus esculentus; Penaeus semisulcatus)

History of changes