Species Glugea vincentiae Vagelli, Parama, Sanmartin & Leiro, 2005

Museums

Regional Maps

• Glugea vincentiae Vagelli, A., Parama, A., Sanmartin, M.L. & Leiro, J. 2005. Glugea vincentiae n.sp. (Microsporidia: Glugeidae) infecting the Australian marine fish Vincentia conspersa (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Journal of Parasitology 91: 152-157.

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

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Vincentia conspersa Klunzinger, 1872 [APOGONIDAE] Cardinal Fish (subcutaneous tissue)).

Associated Fauna References

Vagelli, A., Parama, A., Sanmartin, M.L. & Leiro, J. 2005. Glugea vincentiae n.sp. (Microsporidia: Glugeidae) infecting the Australian marine fish Vincentia conspersa (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Journal of Parasitology 91: 152-157 (Vincentia conspersa)

History of changes