Identification of scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi from indo-pacific seahorses Hippocampus kuda
Identification of scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi from indo-pacific seahorses Hippocampus kuda
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印度太平洋海马 Hippocampus kuda 中盾纤毛虫 Philasterides dicentrarchi 的鉴定
DOI:
10.5897/ajmr10.294
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
Se Chang Park
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作者:
S. Shin;J. Han;D. K. Gomez;Ji Hyung Kim;C. Choresca;J. Jun;Se Chang Park
The “indo-pacific seahorses”, Hippocampus kuda which had been reared in one of the private commercial aquaria for exhibition were sent to the laboratory for diagnosis. Feces and intestinal contents from 5 seahorses were examined microscopically and revealed numerous scuticociliates. We identified the species of scuticociliate by light (wet mount) and scanning electron microscopy, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and sequencing. This paper reports the first identification of scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi from seahorse in Korea.
Key words: Indo-pacific seahorse, Philasterides dicentrarchi, scanning electron microscopy, polymerase chain reaction, sequencing.