López Carmen, Darriba Susana
Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Apartado 13, 36620, Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain.
J Invertebr Pathol. 2006 Jun;92(2):109-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.03.002. Epub 2006 Apr 21.
Protistan parasites of the genus Marteilia, phylum Paramyxea, cause the molluscs disease named Marteiliosis. Histological observations and transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of life cycle stages of a Marteilia sp. in the bivalve mollusc Solen marginatus (Solenidae). Parasites occurred in epithelial cells of the digestive ducts and tubules. Early stages (primary cells) presented one or several nuclei while advances stages formed a complex of cells-within-cells (secondary and tertiary cells) culminating in spores. Refringent bodies were present inside the presporangia. This is the first report of a Marteilia sp. in S. marginatus.
副黏菌门马尔太虫属的原生动物寄生虫会引发名为马尔太虫病的贝类疾病。组织学观察和透射电子显微镜检查显示，在双壳贝类软体动物缘管浒苔（浒苔科）中存在一种马尔太虫属物种的生命周期阶段。寄生虫出现在消化管和小管的上皮细胞中。早期阶段（初级细胞）有一个或几个细胞核，而后期阶段形成细胞内细胞复合体（次级和三级细胞），最终形成孢子。孢子囊前期内部存在折光体。这是马尔太虫属物种在缘管浒苔中的首次报道。
