The protist phylum Haplosporidia comprises over 40 described species with representatives
infecting a range of mollusc hosts, including several ecologically and economically …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

This study provides morphological and molecular characterization of a new species,
Haplosporidium pinnae), very likely responsible for mass mortality of fan mussels, Pinna …

Several stages of a haplosporidan parasite, including spores, were detected infecting three
out of four specimens of the Pen Shell Pinna nobilis from the coast of Alicante (Western …

We reviewed papers reporting haplosporidian ultrastructure to compare inter-relationships
based on ultrastructure with those based on molecular data, to identify features that may be …

Extensive connective tissue lysis is a common outcome of haplosporidian infection.
Although such infections in marine invertebrates are well documented, they are relatively …

A Minchinia sp.(Haplosporidia: Haplosporidiidae) parasite was identified infecting rock
oysters and morphologically described by Hine and Thorne (2002) using light microscopy …

Objective To determine if juvenile pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) infected with
Haplosporidium hinei are also infected with another haplosporidian parasite, Minchinia …

This paper reviews current knowledge of the structure, genesis, cytochemistry and putative
functions of the haplosporosomes of haplosporidians (Urosporidium, Haplosporidium …

In October 2001, a new intracellular parasite was detected in Western Australian pearl
oysters, Pinctada maxima. This ciliated parasite had not previously been seen in the area …