Morphology and biology of parasite responsible for scuticociliatosis of cultured olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

Dis Aquat Organ. 2001 Oct 29;47(1):49-55. doi: 10.3354/dao047049.

Abstract

Based on the arrangement and shape of the buccal structure, scuticociliates isolated from cultured olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus belonged to the family Uronematidae and showed many characteristics of Uronema marinum. There was variation in the morphometry of clinical isolates taken from different organs of infected flounder. However, the isolates did not show any significant difference in morphometry under cultured conditions. The ciliates were easily maintained in in vitro medium to which antibiotic agents had been added and which had been enriched with the raw brain tissue of a healthy olive flounder. The ciliates propagated in a wide range of both temperature (6 to 30 degrees C) and salinity (10 to 35 ppt).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / parasitology
  • Ciliophora / physiology*
  • Ciliophora / ultrastructure
  • Ciliophora Infections / parasitology
  • Ciliophora Infections / veterinary*
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology*
  • Fisheries
  • Flounder / parasitology*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / veterinary
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Sodium Chloride