Species Perkinsus olseni Lester & Davis, 1981

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• Perkinsus olseni Lester, R.J.G. & Davis, G.H.G. 1981. A new Perkinsus species (Apicomplexa, Perkinsea) from the abalone Haliotis ruber. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 37: 181-187.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Barbatia pistachia (Lamarck, 1819) [ARCIDAE] Ark Clam (NR); Haliotis rubra Leach, 1814 [HALIOTIDAE] Blacklip Abalone (muscle, haemolymph); Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1814) [ARCIDAE] Blood Cockle (tissues); Haliotis laevigata Donovan, 1808 [HALIOTIDAE] Greenlip Abalone (muscle); Chama pacifica Broderip, 1834 [CHAMIDAE] Jewel Box (syn. C. sulphurea (= C. pacificus); tissues); Chlamys bifrons (Lamarck, 1819) [PECTINIDAE] Queen Scallop (NR); Pinna bicolor (Gmelin, 1791) [PINNIDAE] Razorfish (NR); Haliotis scalaris Leach, 1814 [HALIOTIDAE] Staircase Abalone (muscle, haemolymph); Haliotis cyclobates Peron, 1816 [HALIOTIDAE] Whirling Abalone (muscle, haemolymph)).

Associated Fauna References

Bower, S.M. 2000. Infectious diseases of abalone (Haliotis spp.) and risks associated with transplantation. Canadian special publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 130: 111-122 (Haliotis cyclobates; Haliotis rubra; Haliotis scalaris; Haliotis laevigata)

Bower, S.M. 2003. Update on emerging abalone diseases and techniques for health assessment. Journal of Shellfish Research 22: 805-810 (Haliotis rubra)

Bradbury, P.C. 1994. Parasitic protozoa of molluscs and crustacea. pp. 139-264 in Kreier, J.P. (ed.). Parasitic Protozoa. San Diego : Academic Press 2. (Haliotis rubra)

Goggin, C.L. 1994. Variation in the two internal transcribed spacers and5.8S ribosomal RNA from five isolates of the marine parasite Perkinsus (Protista, Apicomplexa). Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 65: 179-182 (Haliotis laevigata)

Goggin, C.L., Sewell, K.B. & Lester, R.J.G. 1989. Cross-infection experiments with Australian Perkinsus species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 7: 55-59 (Haliotis cyclobates; Haliotis scalaris; Haliotis laevigata)

Goggin, C.L. & Lester, R.J.G. 1995. Perkinsus, a protistan parasite of abalone in Australia: a review. Marine and Freshwater Research 46: 639-646 (Chama pacifica; Barbatia pistachia; Chlamys bifrons; Anadara trapezia; Haliotis rubra; Haliotis laevigata; Pinna bicolor)

Jones, J.B. & Creeper, J. 2006. Diseases of pearl oysters and other molluscs: a Western Australian perspective. Journal of Shellfish Research 25: 233-238 (Haliotis laevigata)

Langdon, J.S. 1988. Diseases of introduced Australian fish in Fish Diseases. Refresher Course for Veterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. pp. 225-276 (Haliotis rubra; Haliotis laevigata)

Langdon, J.S. 1988. Investigation of fish kills. pp. 168-176 in Fish Diseases. Refresher Course for Veterinarians. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Haliotis laevigata)

Lester, R.J.G. 1986. Abalone die-back caused by protozoan infection? Australian Fisheries 45: 26-27 (Haliotis cyclobates; Haliotis laevigata)

Lester, R.J.G., Goggin, C.L. & Sewell, K.B. 1990. Perkinsus in Australia. pp. 189-199 in Perkins, F.O. & Cheng, T.C. (eds). Pathology in Marine Science. San Diego : Acadameic Press. (Haliotis cyclobates; Haliotis rubra; Haliotis scalaris; Haliotis laevigata)

Lester, R.J.G. & Davis, G.H.G. 1981. A new Perkinsus species (Apicomplexa, Perkinsea) from the abalone Haliotis ruber. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 37: 181-187 (Haliotis rubra)

Lewis, R.K., Shepherd, S.A., O'Donoghue, P.J. & Phillips, P.H. 1987. Protozoan parasite (Perkinsus) infection in abalone: a progress report. SAFISH 11: 7-8 (Haliotis rubra; Haliotis laevigata)

O'Donoghue, P.J., Phillips, P.H. & Shepherd, S.A. 1991. Perkinsus (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) infections in abalone from South Australian waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 115: 77-82 (Haliotis rubra; Haliotis laevigata)

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