Biology:Sphaerothecum destruens
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Short description: Species of parasite of fish
| Sphaerothecum destruens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Incertae sedis/Dermocystida |
| Genus: | Sphaerothecum |
| Species: | S. destruens
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| Sphaerothecum destruens Arkush et al., 2003
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Sphaerothecum destruens (the rosette agent) is a parasite of fish.[1][2] It was first discovered in the United States in association with invasive species including topmouth gudgeon, but was found to be the causative agent of a disease in the UK affecting salmonid species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout. It is thought to pose more of a risk in Europe than in the US, as native species there are more susceptible to the parasite. The disease causes high rates of morbidity and mortality in a number of different salmonid species and can also infect other UK freshwater fish such as bream, carp, and roach.[3] The genus Sphaerothecum is closely related to the genera Dermocystidium and Rhinosporidium.[2]
References
- ↑ M. A. Ragan; C. L. Goggin; R. J. Cawthorn; L. Cerenius; A. V. Jamieson; S. M. Plourde; T. G. Rand; K. Söderhäll et al. (October 1996). "A novel clade of protistan parasites near the animal-fungal divergence". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93 (21): 11907–11912. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.21.11907. PMID 8876236. Bibcode: 1996PNAS...9311907R.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kristen D. Arkush; Leonel Mendoza; Mark A. Adkison; Ronald P. Hedrick (2003). "Observations on the life stages of Sphaerothecum destruens n. g., n. sp., a mesomycetozoean fish pathogen formerly referred to as the rosette agent". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 50 (6): 430–438. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00269.x. PMID 14733435.
- ↑ "Deadly parasite could endanger salmon and trout populations in U.K.". Science Daily. June 20, 2009. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155011.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q7576578 entry
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