Chagot D, Fougerouse A, Weppe M, Marquès A, Bouix G
Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Immunologie, Université Montpellier-II, France.
C R Acad Sci III. 1993;316(3):239-44.
High death rates have been recorded in populations of Pinctada margaritifera (natural or reared stocks) in atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia). An histological study of the oysters from the concerned areas revealed the occurrence of a protist of which ultrastructural features correspond to those of Gregarinea. It is still premature to establish a link between the presence of the Gregarine and recent deaths of pearl oysters.
在土阿莫土群岛（法属波利尼西亚）环礁的珠母贝种群（天然或养殖种群）中已记录到高死亡率。对相关区域牡蛎的组织学研究显示存在一种原生生物，其超微结构特征与簇虫相符。确定簇虫的存在与近期珍珠牡蛎死亡之间的联系仍为时过早。
