Azevedo C, Matos E
Department of Cell Biology, University of Oporto, Portugal.
Parasitol Res. 1989;76(2):131-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00930834.
A myxosporean Henneguya sp. was found in the gill filaments of a freshwater fish, Hoplosternum littorale, from the lower Amazon river near Belém, Brazil. Plasmodia were represented by numerous vegetative nuclei, generative cells and sporogony stages. The spore body was ellipsoidal and each valve presented a tapering tail approximately 45.2 microns in length. The spores differed from those of previously described species in their shape and size. The developmental stages are described and discussed. This histozoic species is reported to be pathogenic, inducing great mortality in the host.
在巴西贝伦附近亚马逊河下游的一种淡水鱼——饰纹兵鲶（Hoplosternum littorale）的鳃丝中发现了一种粘孢子虫——Henneguya属。疟原虫表现为众多的营养核、生殖细胞和孢子生殖阶段。孢子体呈椭圆形，每个瓣膜都有一条逐渐变细的尾巴，长度约为45.2微米。这些孢子在形状和大小上与先前描述的物种不同。描述并讨论了其发育阶段。据报道，这种组织内寄生的物种具有致病性，会导致宿主大量死亡。
