The phylum Apicomplexa comprises human pathogens such as Plasmodium but is also an
under-explored hotspot of evolutionary diversity central to understanding the origins of …

Abstract Knowledge of the diseases and parasites of scallops has continued to change
since the second edition of this book (McGladdery et al., 2006). Advancements in the field of …

Background Microbial symbioses in marine invertebrates are commonplace. However,
characterizations of invertebrate microbiomes are vastly outnumbered by those of …

The phylum Apicomplexa consists largely of obligate animal parasites that include the
causative agents of human diseases such as malaria. Apicomplexans have also emerged …

The bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, represents a commercially, culturally and
ecologically important species found along the United States' Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Since …

Summary" X-cells" have long been associated with tumor-like formations (xenomas) in
marine fish, including many of commercial interest. The name was first used to refer to the …

Agamococcidians are enigmatic and poorly studied parasites of marine invertebrates with
unexplored diversity and unclear relationships to other sporozoans such as the human …

Due to the total and unexpected collapse of the Iceland scallop, Chlamys islandica, stocks
around Iceland during the 2000s, a commercial fishing ban has been imposed on this …

Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) meats are normally firm and creamy white.
However, scallops with small, darkened and stringy adductor muscle (gray meat) …

Apicomplexans comprise a group of unicellular, often highly pathogenic, obligate parasites
exploiting either one or two hosts to complete a full reproductive cycle. For decades, various …