112, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015

’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—œȱ’—ŽŒ’—ȱŽŽ•ȱ˜‹’Žœȱǻ ˜‹’’ŠŽDZȱ –‹•¢˜™’—ŠŽǼȱ›˜–ȱŠ•Š¢œ’Šǰȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ ŽœŒ›’™’˜—ȱ˜ȱMicrogemma tilanpasiri n. sp. ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ‹ž››˜ ’—ȱ˜‹¢ȱTrypauchen vagina

M. A. Freeman1,2*, W. W. Chong1 and K. H. Loh1

1Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

Abstract ȱ—Ž ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’ŠǰȱMicrogemma tilanpasiriȱ—ǯȱœ™ǯǰȱ’œȱŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ’—ŽŒ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹ž››˜ ’—ȱ , vaginaǰȱ›˜–ȱŠ•Š¢œ’Šǯȱ‘Žȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ˜›–œȱ–ŠŒ›˜œŒ˜™’Œȱ¡Ž—˜–Šœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜œȱ •’ŸŽ›ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱŠ›Žȱ™ŠŒ”Žȱ ’‘ȱ–Šž›Žȱœ™˜›ŽœǯȱŠž›Žȱœ™˜›ŽœȱŠ›Žȱœ•’‘•¢ȱ™¢›’˜›–ȱ˜ȱ˜ŸŠ•ȱ’—ȱœ‘Š™Žȱ –ŽŠœž›’—ȱřǯşŘȹƹȹŖǯŘŗȱΐ–ȱ’—ȱ•Ž—‘ȱŠ—ȱŘǯŞŝȹƹȹŖǯŗŜȱΐ–ȱ’—ȱ ’‘ǯȱ˜ȱ™›ŽȬœ™˜›ŽȱœŠŽœȱ Ž›Žȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱ ž›’—ȱŽ•ŽŒ›˜—ȱ–’Œ›˜œŒ˜™¢ȱœž’ŽœȱŠ—ȱ–Šž›Žȱœ™˜›Žœȱ‘ŠȱŠȱœ’—•Žȱ—žŒ•ŽžœȱŠ—ȱŗŘȬŗřȱž›—œȱ˜ȱŠ—ȱ ’œ˜ę•Š›ȱ™˜•Š›ȱꕊ–Ž—ǰȱŠ››Š—Žȱ’—ȱ ˜ȱ›˜ œǯȱŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ›’‹˜œ˜–Š•ȱȱ’—’ŒŠŽȱŠȱœ›˜—ȱ ™‘¢•˜Ž—Ž’Œȱ›Ž•Š’˜—œ‘’™ȱ ’‘’—ȱ‘ŽȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽȱŠ—ȱ˜ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ–Ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—žœȱMicrogemma. ‘Žȱ–˜œȱœ’–’•Š›ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ’—ȱŽ›–œȱ˜ȱŽ—Ž’Œȱ’œŠ—ŒŽȱ’œȱM. carolinusȱ ’‘ȱŠȱœ’–’•Š›’¢ȱ˜ȱşşǯŘřƖȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱ ŗŘşśȱ‹ŠœŽœȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ–Š••ȱœž‹ž—’ȱ˜ȱ›’‹˜œ˜–Š•ȱǯȱ ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱž›—œȱ ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜•Š›ȱꕊ–Ž—ȱŒ˜–‹’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ‘˜œȱŠ—ȱŽ˜›Š™‘’ŒŠ•ȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽœǰȱœž™™˜›ȱM. tilanpasiri as a —˜ŸŽ•ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœǯȱ‘’œȱ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—œȱ‘ŽȱꛜȱŽœŒ›’™’˜—ȱ˜ȱMicrogemmaȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŽœŽ›—ȱ ŠŒ’ęŒȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ ˜‹’’ŠŽȱŠ–’•¢ȱ˜ȱ꜑ŽœǯȱŽ•ŠŽȱ‹•ŠŒ”ę—ȱŽŽ•ȱ˜‹’Žœȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–Žȱ œŠ–™•’—ȱœ’Žȱ Ž›Žȱ˜ž—ȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱž—’—ŽŒŽȱ ’‘ȱM. tilanpasiriDzȱ‘˜ ŽŸŽ›ȱ˜—Žȱ꜑ȱ Šœȱ’—ŽŒŽȱ ’‘ȱ Glugea sp. in the visceral mesentery.

ŽȱŒ˜—Œ•žŽȱ‘Šȱ’—ȱœ™’Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ•˜ ȱŽ—Ž’Œȱ’œŠ—ŒŽœȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱ’—ȱ›’‹˜œ˜–Š•ȱȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱ between Ž˜›Š™‘’ŒŠ••¢ȱ’œŠ—ȱ¡Ž—˜–ŠȬ˜›–’—ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—œȱ›˜–ȱ‹˜‘ȱMicrogemma and Glugea, that they probably ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—ȱŠȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ’쎛Ž—ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ™Š›Šœ’Žȱ‘Šȱ –Š¢ȱŠŒžŠ••¢ȱ‹Žȱšž’Žȱ‘˜œȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒǯ

Introduction Microsporidians are common intracellular crogemmaǰȱŠ••ȱ˜ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ’—ŽŒȱ꜑Žœȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ ™Š›Šœ’Žœȱ˜ȱ꜑ǯȱ˜–Žȱ˜›–ȱ•Š›Žȱ¡Ž—˜™Š›Š- •Š—’ŒȱǻŠœŠ•ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŗŘǼǯȱ —ŽŒ’˜—œȱŠ›Žȱ¢™’- sitic complexes, characterised by an extensive ŒŠ••¢ȱ˜ž—ȱŠœȱ–ŠŒ›˜œŒ˜™’Œȱ¡Ž—˜–Šœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•’ŸŽ›ȱ ‘¢™Ž››˜™‘’Œȱ›˜ ‘ȱ˜ȱ‘˜œȱŒŽ••œǰȱ›ŽŽ››Žȱ˜ȱ ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜œǰȱ‹žȱ–Š¢ȱŠ•œ˜ȱ˜ŒŒž›ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱœ”Ž•ŽŠ•ȱ as xenomas. Currently there are six muscle (Canning et al., 2005). Microsporidians ŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ¡Ž—˜–ŠȬ˜›–’—ȱŽ—žœȱMi- ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—žœȱGlugeaȱŠ•œ˜ȱ˜›–ȱ¡Ž—˜–Šœȱ’—ȱ

Șȱ˜››Žœ™˜—’—ȱŠž‘˜›ȂœȱŽȬ–Š’•DZȱ–řř‹’ ȓ–Š’•ǯŒ˜– Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015, 113

꜑ǯȱ ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’ȱ’œȱ•ŽœœȱŒ•ŽŠ›ȱ‘˜ ȱ–Š—¢ȱGlugea ž—Š’ȱž•˜‘ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ žŠ•ŠȱŽ•Š—˜›ȱ–žĚŠœȱ˜—ȱ species are involved, and the type species, G. ‘Žȱ ŽœȱŒ˜Šœȱ˜ȱŽ—’—œž•Š›ȱŠ•Š¢œ’Šǯȱ••ȱŽŽ•ȱ anomalaǰȱŒ˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ›Žœ™˜—œ’‹•Žȱ˜›ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—œȱ’—ȱ sampled were transported to the labora- multiple hosts globally (Lovy et al., 2009). ˜›¢ȱ˜—ȱ’ŒŽȱŠ—ȱ”Ž™ȱ›˜£Ž—ȱ’••ȱ›Žšž’›Žǯȱ‘Š Žȱ ꜑ȱ Ž›Žȱ’œœŽŒŽȱŠ—ȱŽ¡Š–’—Žȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ™›Žœ- ˜‹’ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ˜—Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ–˜œȱ’ŸŽ›œŽȱŠ–’•’Žœȱ˜ȱ Ž—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ™Š›Šœ’ŽœǯȱŠŒ›˜œŒ˜™’Œȱ vertebrates, and comprise over 1700 species in Œ¢œœȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’œŒŽ›Šȱ˜ȱŠ••ȱ꜑ȱ Ž›ŽȱŽ¡Š–’—Žȱ –˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱŘŖŖȱŽ—Ž›Šȱ˜ȱ–Š›’—Žǰȱ‹›ŠŒ”’œ‘ȱŠ—ȱ with an Olympus BX-41 compound microscope ›Žœ‘ ŠŽ›ȱ꜑Žœȱǻ ’••ȱŠ—ȱ˜˜’ǰȱŘŖŗŘǼǯȱ‘Žȱ žœ’—ȱ™‘ŠœŽȱŒ˜—›ŠœȱŠȱ‘’‘ȱ–Š—’ęŒŠ’˜—ǯȱ œž‹Š–’•¢ȱ–‹•¢˜™’—ŠŽȱǻŽŽ•ȱ˜‹’ŽœǼȱŒ˜—Š’—œȱ Images were taken using a Leica DMLB digital 12 genera and 23 species (Murdy, 2011). Thirty ŒŠ–Ž›ŠȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ•Ž—‘ȱŠ—ȱ ’‘ȱ˜ȱŘŖȱœ™˜›Žœȱ ꟎ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ˜‹¢ȱŠ›Žȱ•’œŽȱ›˜–ȱŠ•Š¢œ’Šȱ Ž›ŽȱŒŠ•Œž•ŠŽȱžœ’—ȱ –ŠŽ ǯȱ —ŽŒŽȱ’œœžŽȱ with seven in the : Paratrypauchen œŠ–™•ŽœǰȱŠ—ȱŠȱœŠ–™•Žȱ˜ȱž—’—ŽŒŽȱ꜑ȱ–žœŒ•Žǰȱ microcephalus, anguillaris, T. cirratus, Ž›Žȱę¡Žȱ’—ȱşśƖȱŽ‘Š—˜•ȱ˜›ȱȱŠ—Š•¢œ’œȱŠ—ȱ T. gracilis, T. nigrimarginatus, ’œœŽŒŽȱ¡Ž—˜–Šœȱę¡Žȱ’—ȱŘǯśƖȱ•žŠ›Š•Ž‘¢Žǰȱ and T. pelaeos (Ambak et al., 2010; Murdy, 2006; Šœ‘Žȱ’—ȱ˜›Ž—œ˜—Ȃœȱ‹žěŽ›ȱǻŖǯŗǰȱ™ ȱŝǯŚǼȱ Randall and Lim, 2000). ‹Ž˜›Žȱ‹Ž’—ȱ™˜œȬę¡Žȱ’—ȱŗƖȱ˜œ–’ž–ȱŽ›˜¡’Žȱ Š—ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›ȱȱŠœȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœ•¢ȱŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ Trypauchen vagina, the burrowing goby (locally (Freeman and Kristmundsson, 2013). Semi-thin called tilan pasirǼǰȱ’œȱŠȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ˜‹¢ȱ—Š’ŸŽȱ œŽŒ’˜—œȱ˜ȱŖǯśȱΐ–ȱ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ Ž›ŽȱŒžȱžœ’—ȱŠȱ ˜ȱ–Š›’—ŽȱŠ—ȱ‹›ŠŒ”’œ‘ȱ ŠŽ›œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ —’Š—ȱ •Šœœȱ”—’Žȱ˜—ȱŠȱŽ’Œ‘Ž›ȱ•›ŠŒžȱȱž•›Š–’Œ›˜- ŒŽŠ—ȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ —˜ȬŽœȱŠŒ’ęŒǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱ’—‘Š‹’ȱ ˜–ŽȱŠ—ȱœŠ’—Žȱ ’‘ȱŗƖȱ£ž›ȱ ȱ˜••˜ Žȱ‹¢ȱ ‹ž››˜ œȱ’—ȱ–žȱ˜›ȱœ‘’—•ŽȱŠ›ŽŠœǰȱ˜Ž—ȱ—ŽŠ›ȱ ŗƖȱ–Ž‘¢•Ž—Žȱ‹•žŽȱ’—ȱŗƖȱ‹˜›Š¡ȱǻśŖDZśŖǼǯ ›’ŸŽ›ȱ–˜ž‘œȱŠ—ȱ–Š—›˜ŸŽȱ˜›ŽœœǯȱTaenioides nigrimarginatus,ȱ‘Žȱ‹•ŠŒ”ę—ȱŽŽ•ȱ˜‹¢ȱŠ›Žȱ˜ž—ȱ ˜Š•ȱȱ ŠœȱŽ¡›ŠŒŽȱ›˜–ȱ’œœžŽȱœŠ–™•Žœȱ in similar habitats to T. vagina, typically along using a GeneMATRIX DNA isolation kit (EURx ‘Žȱ–ž¢ȱ‹˜Ĵ˜–œȱ˜ȱŒ˜ŠœŠ•ȱ›’ŸŽ›œȱŠ—ȱŽœžŠ›- ˜•Š—Ǽȱ˜••˜ ’—ȱ‘Žȱ’œœžŽȱ™›˜˜Œ˜•ǯȱ‘ŽȱŽ¡- ies (Rainboth, 1996). ›ŠŒŽȱȱ ŠœȱžœŽȱ˜ȱŠ–™•’¢ȱ‘Žȱœ–Š••ȱ subunit (SSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ŽȱŽœŒ›’‹ŽȱŠȱ—Ž ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ Š—ȱ™Š›’Š•ȱ•Š›Žȱœž‹ž—’ȱǻǼȱ›Ž’˜—œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ ’—ŽŒ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•’ŸŽ›ȱ˜ȱT. vaginaȱ›˜–ȱŠ•Š¢œ’ŠȱŠ—ȱ ›’‹˜œ˜–Š•ȱȱǻ›Ǽȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’- report a Glugeaȱœ™ǯȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’œŒŽ›Š•ȱ–ŽœŽ—Ž›¢ȱ ans and the mitochondria cytochrome c oxidase in T. nigrimarginatus. We demonstrate that the œž‹ž—’ȱŗȱŽ—ŽȱǻŗǼȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ꜑ǯȱȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—œȱ –’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ’—ŽŒ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•’ŸŽ›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‹ž›- Ž›Žȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱžœ’—ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ™›’–Ž›œȱŠœȱ rowing goby, T. vagina, belongs in the previously described (Freeman et al., 2013) with Microgemma and propose the name Microgemma œȱ‹Ž’—ȱ™Ž›˜›–ŽȱŠŒŒ˜›’—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›’’—Š•ȱ tilanpasiri n. sp. descriptions. In addition, primer MG-1350r 5´tc- ŒŠŒŠŒŠĴŒŒŒŠŒȱŽœ’—Žȱ˜ȱ‹’—ȱŠȱ‘ŽȱřȼȱŽ—ȱ Materials and methods ˜ȱ‘Žȱǰȱ‹Ž’—ȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱ˜›ȱ—ž–Ž›˜žœȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜- ’œ‘ȱ Ž›ŽȱŒ˜••ŽŒŽȱžœ’—ȱŠȱ¢”Žȱ—Žȱ›˜–ȱŠŠ—ȱ ›’’Šǰȱ ŠœȱžœŽȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱž—’ŸŽ›œŠ•ȱ˜› Š›ȱ™›’–Ž›ȱ 114, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015

ŞŝŖȱśȼŒŒĴŠŠĴŠŒŒŠŠŒȱŠ—ȱžœŽȱ˜ȱŒ˜—ę›–ȱ ŠŠȱ‹žȱ Ž›Žȱ‹˜‘ȱǁşşǯşƖȱœ’–’•Š›ȱ˜ȱŠ—˜‘Ž›ȱ ‘Žȱ’—’’Š•ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ›ŽŠœǯȱŗȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ꜑ȱ‘˜œȱ ŗȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱǻ ŖŖŖŘřŜǼȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠŠ‹ŠœŽœȱ˜›ȱ ŠœȱŠ–™•’ꮍȱžœ’—ȱ‘Žȱ™›’–Ž›œȱ’œ‘ȬŗȱȧȱŗȱŽ- T. vaginaȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ —’Š—ȱŒŽŠ—ǯȱ‘ŽȱŗȱœŽ- scribed by Ward et al. (2005). Positive PCR prod- šžŽ—ŒŽœȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ ˜ȱT. nigrimarginartus were žŒœȱ Ž›Žȱ™ž›’ꮍȱžœ’—ȱGeneMATRIX PCR puri- ‹˜‘ȱ’Ž—’ŒŠ•ȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱŜşşȱ‹™ȱ˜ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱŠŠȱŠ—ȱ ꌊ’˜—ȱ”’ȱǻ¡ȱ˜•Š—ǼǰȱŠ—ȱ’›ŽŒȱœŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱ were most closely related to the CO1 sequence ›ŽŠŒ’˜—œȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱžœ’—ȱ’¢ŽȱŽ›–’—Š˜›ȱ ǻ ŗŞŖŝŘşǼȱ˜›ȱOdontamblyopus rubicundus (Go- Cycle Sequencing chemistry utilising the same ‹’’ŠŽDZȱ–‹•¢˜™’—ŠŽǼȱ›˜–ȱ˜ž‘ȱ ˜›ŽŠȱŠȱşŗƖȱ ™›’–Ž›œǯȱȱœŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱ Šœȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱ’—ȱ œ’–’•Š›’¢ǯȱ’œ‘ȱŗȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱŽ—Ž›ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱ ‹˜‘ȱ’›ŽŒ’˜—œȱ˜—ȱŠ••ȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱȱ™›˜žŒœȱ˜ȱ ‘’œȱœž¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱœž‹–’ĴŽȱ˜ȱ Ž—Š—”ȱ the expected sizes, and compared to sequences under the accession numbers KJ865405-7. available in the GenBank databases. CLUSTAL_X ŠœȱžœŽȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱŠ•’—–Ž—œȱŠ—ȱ™Ž›- ••ȱ꟎ȱT. vagina had numerous round to oval- centage divergence matrices were constructed shaped macroscopic cysts randomly distributed using the neighbour-joining method based on throughout the liver tissue, some visible at the the Kimura 2-parameter model (Saitou and Nei, œž›ŠŒŽȱ ’‘ȱ˜‘Ž›œȱ–˜›ŽȱŽŽ™•¢ȱŽ–‹ŽŽȱ’—ȱ ŗşŞŝǼǯȱ‘¢•˜Ž—Ž’ŒȱŠ—Š•¢œŽœȱ Ž›Žȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱ ‘Žȱ•’ŸŽ›ǯȱ’‘ȱ–’Œ›˜œŒ˜™¢ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒ¢œœȱ›ŽŸŽŠ•Žȱ using the maximum likelihood methodology in •Š›Žȱ—ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱœ•’‘•¢ȱ™¢›’˜›–ȱ˜ȱ˜ŸŠ•Ȭ PhyML (Guindon et al., 2010) with the general shaped microsporidian spores (Figure 1A.). time-reversible substitution model selected and  Ž—¢ȱœ™˜›Žœȱ›˜–ȱŚȱ꜑ȱǻ—ȱƽȱŞŖǼȱ–ŽŠœž›Žȱřǯřȱ ŗŖŖŖȱ‹˜˜œ›Š™ȱ›Ž™ŽŠœǰȱŠ—ȱŠ¢Žœ’Š—ȱ’—Ž›Ž—ŒŽȱ ȬȱŚǯŚΐ–ȱǻ–ŽŠ—ȹƹȹǯǯȹƽȹřǯşŘȹƹȹŖǯŘŗǼȱ’—ȱ•Ž—‘ȱŠ—ȱ analysis using MrBayes v. 3.2.2 (Ronquist and ŘǯśȱȬȱřǯřȱΐ–ȱǻŘǯŞŝȹƹȹŖǯŗŜǼȱ ’ŽȱǻŠ‹•ŽȱŗǼǯȱŽ—˜–Šœȱ Huelsenbeck, 2003). For the BI analysis models ranged in size to over 1 mm in diameter and ˜ȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱœž‹œ’ž’˜—ȱ Ž›ŽȱꛜȱŽŸŠ•žŠŽȱ˜›ȱ could be discrete or in small clusters. In semi- the alignment using MrModeltest v. 2.2 (Nylander thin histological sections, xenomas packed with et al., 2004). œ™˜›Žœȱ Ž›Žȱ˜ž—ȱ ’‘’—ȱ‘Žȱ•’ŸŽ›ȱ™Š›Ž—Œ‘¢–Šȱ ‹žȱ‘Ž›Žȱ Šœȱ•’Ĵ•ŽȱŽŸ’Ž—ŒŽȱ˜ȱŠȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ Results ‘˜œȱ›Žœ™˜—œŽȱ˜ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ǯȱ —œŽŠȱ‘Žȱ¡Ž—˜–Šȱ ȱ˜Š•ȱ˜ȱśȱœ™ŽŒ’–Ž—œȱǻŗŜŝȬŗŞŗȱ––ȱǼȱ˜ȱT. had a relatively thin xenoma wall, which was vaginaȱ Ž›ŽȱŒŠž‘ȱŠ—ȱ’Ž—’ꮍȱ–˜›™‘˜•˜’- ™›˜‹Š‹•¢ȱ™Š›Šœ’ŽȱŽ›’ŸŽȱǻ’ž›ŽȱŗǯǼǯȱ —ŽŒŽȱ ŒŠ••¢ȱŠœȱ‘ŠŸ’—DZȱ˜Š•ȱŽ•Ž–Ž—œȱ’—ȱ˜›œŠ•ȱę—ȱśŚȬśŞȱ ꜑ȱœ‘˜ Žȱ—˜ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ˜‹Ÿ’˜žœȱŒ•’—’ŒŠ•ȱœ’—œǰȱ ǻ–ŽŠ—ȱśśǯŘǼDzȱ˜Š•ȱŽ•Ž–Ž—œȱ’—ȱŠ—Š•ȱę—ȱŚřȬŚşȱ ‘˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ—˜ȱž—’—ŽŒŽȱ꜑ȱ Ž›ŽȱŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Žȱ˜›ȱ ǻ–ŽŠ—ȱŚŜǯŞǼǯȱȱ˜Š•ȱ˜ȱŗśȱœ™ŽŒ’–Ž—œȱǻŗŚşȬŘŝŞȱ Œ˜–™Š›’œ˜—œǯȱ—•¢ȱ˜—Žȱœ™ŽŒ’–Ž—ȱ˜ȱT. nigrimar- ––ȱǼȱ˜ȱT. nigrimarginatus were caught and ginartus had a –’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ǰȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ ’Ž—’ꮍȱ‹¢ȱ‘ŠŸ’—DZȱ˜Š•ȱŽ•Ž–Ž—œȱ’—ȱ˜›œŠ•ȱ single small xenoma (<1mm in diameter) visible ę—ȱśŖȬśśȱǻ–ŽŠ—ȱśŗǯśǼDzȱ˜Š•ȱŽ•Ž–Ž—œȱ’—ȱŠ—Š•ȱę—ȱ on the visceral mesentery, not embedded in the 43-48 (mean 44.2). CO1 sequences were gener- •’ŸŽ›ǯȱ‘’œȱ¡Ž—˜–Šȱ ŠœȱžœŽȱ˜›ȱȱŠ—Š•¢œ’œǯ ŠŽȱ˜›ȱ ˜ȱ꜑ȱ›˜–ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱœ™ŽŒ’ŽœǯȱŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱ ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ ˜ȱœ™ŽŒ’–Ž—œȱ˜ȱT. vaginaȱ’쎛ŽȱŠȱřȱ On the TEM sections no developing stages were —žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ™˜œ’’˜—œȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱŜşŞȱ‹™ȱ˜ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ ˜ž—ǰȱ“žœȱ–Šž›Žȱœ™˜›Žœȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ‘ŠȱŠȱ’ěžœŽȱ Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015, 115

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Figure 1.ȱǻŠǼȱ›Žœ‘ȱœ™˜›Žœȱ˜ȱMicrogemma tilanpasiri —ǯȱœ™ǯȱǻ‹ǼȱŽ–’Ȭ‘’—ȱœŽŒ’˜—ȱ›˜–ȱŠ—ȱ’—ŽŒŽȱ•’ŸŽ›ȱœ‘˜ ’—ȱ Šȱ¡Ž—˜–ŠȱꕕŽȱ ’‘ȱ–Šž›Žȱœ™˜›ŽœǯȱǻŠŽ›’Š•ȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœ•¢ȱ›˜£Ž—Ǽǯ

Table 1.ȱŽŠœž›Ž–Ž—œȱ˜ȱTrypauchen vaginaȱŠ—ȱ›Žœ‘ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—ȱœ™˜›ŽœȱǻŘŖȱ™Ž›ȱ꜑Ǽǯ

Host Spore measurements (μm) Sample Total length (cm) Length Width Fish 1 18.1 3.9 ± 0.17 2.8 ± 0.16 Fish 2 17.5 3.9 ± 0.23 2.9 ± 0.13 Fish 3 17.7 3.9 ± 0.19 2.9 ± 0.2 Fish 4 16.7 4.0 ± 0.23 2.9 ± 0.13 Mean (n=80) 3.9 ± 0.21 2.9 ± 0.16

‹žȱœ’—•Žȱ—žŒ•ŽžœȱŠ—ȱŗŘȬŗřȱž›—œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜•Š›ȱ 2)Dzȱ—˜ȱŠŠȱŒž››Ž—•¢ȱŽ¡’œœȱ›˜–ȱMicrogemma ꕊ–Ž—ǰȱŠ››Š—Žȱ’—ȱ ˜ȱ›˜ œȱǻ’ž›ŽȱŘǯǼǯȱŽ- œ™™ǯȱ˜›ȱ ȱŠ—ȱȱ›Ž’˜—œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—Žǯȱȱ veloping stages, such as meronts, are sometimes œ‘˜›Ž›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱŚşřȱ‹™ȱ ŠœȱŽ—Ž›ŠŽȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ —˜ȱ˜ž—ȱ’—ȱ–Šž›Žȱ¡Ž—˜–Šœǰȱ‘˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’ȱ’œȱ œ’—•Žȱ¡Ž—˜–Šȱ›˜–ȱT. nigrimarginatus, which ™˜œœ’‹•Žȱ‘Šȱ™›’˜›ȱ›ŽŽ£’—ȱ˜ȱ‘’œȱ–ŠŽ›’Š•ȱ’œ- Œ˜—œ’œŽȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱřȼȱŽ—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱȱ˜‹Š’—Žȱ ›ž™Žȱ‘ŽœŽȱ–˜›Žȱ›Š’•ŽȱŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—Š•ȱœŠŽœǯ ’‘ȱ™›’–Ž›œȱŞŝŖȦ ȬŗřśŖ›ǯȱ‘’œȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ ‘ŠȱŸŽ›¢ȱ‘’‘ȱ’Ž—’’ŽœȱǻǁşşƖǼȱ˜ȱ—ž–Ž›˜žœȱ ȱŒ˜—’ž˜žœȱ›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱŗŞśŚȱ‹™ȱ Šœȱ Glugea isolates: G. anomala (AF056016), G. her- Ž—Ž›ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱŚȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’—ŽŒŽȱT. vagina which twigi (GQ203287), G. stephani (AF056015), G. included the SSU, complete ITS and partial plecoglossi (AB623035), G. atherinae (U15987) ǯȱ˜ȱ’—Ž›œ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱŸŠ›’Š’˜—ȱ Šœȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱ and Glugea sp. GS1 (AJ295325). Microsporidian ‹Ž ŽŽ—ȱ‘ŽȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱ›˜–ȱ’—’Ÿ’žŠ•ȱ꜑ǯȱ ›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱŽ—Ž›ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱ‘’œȱœž¢ȱ ȱœŽŠ›Œ‘Žœȱ›ŽŸŽŠ•ŽȱŠȱşşƖȱ’Ž—’¢ȱ˜ȱ ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱœž‹–’ĴŽȱ˜ȱ Ž—Š—”ȱž—Ž›ȱ‘Žȱ –Ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—žœȱMicrogemma over the accession numbers KJ865404 (M. tilanpasiri) ȱ™Š›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ—Ž ȱŒ˜—’ž˜žœȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ(Table and KJ865408 (Glugea sp.). 116, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015

Figure 2.ȱ›Š—œ–’œœ’˜—ȱŽ•ŽŒ›˜—ȱ–’Œ›˜›Š™‘ȱ˜ȱŠȱ–Šž›Žȱœ™˜›Žȱ˜ȱMicrogemma tilanpasiri n. sp. showing the ™˜•Š›ȱꕊ–Ž—ȱ ’‘ȱŗŘȬŗřȱž›—œȱŠ››Š—Žȱ’—ȱ ˜ȱ›˜ œǰȱ‹Š›ȱƽȱŗȱΐ–ǯȱǻŠŽ›’Š•ȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœ•¢ȱ›˜£Ž—Ǽǯ

Table 2:ȱŽ›ŒŽ—ŠŽȱ’Ž—’’Žœȱ˜ȱȱ›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœǰȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ’Š˜—Š•ǰȱŠ—ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ‹ŠœŽœȱŒ˜–™Š›Žǰȱ ‹Ž•˜ ȱ’Š˜—Š•ǰȱ˜›ȱŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Žȱ–Ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽ

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) ’Œ›oŽ––aȱ’•a—™aœ’›’ - 99.23 98.51 93.19 98.80 94.35 (2) ’Œ›oŽ––aȱŒa›o•’—žœ 1295 - 98.84 93.28 99.03 94.61 (3) ’Œ›oŽ––aȱŸ’Ÿa›Žœ’ 1343 1292 - 93.25 99.28 94.33 (4) ’Œ›oŽ––aȱŒaž••Ž›¢’ 1233 1220 1230 - 95.31 96.69 (5) ’Œ›oŽ––aȱ’—ŒaŽ 835 822 833 832 - 95.55 (6) Ž›a–’Œ›aȱb›ŽŸ’ę•ž–ȱ 1238 1225 1235 1239 832 -

Molecular phylogenetic analyses consistently carolinusǰȱ›˜–ȱ›Š£’•ȱǻ’ž›ŽȱřǯǼǯȱŽ›ŒŽ—ŠŽȱ place Microgemma tilanpasiri n. sp. with other divergence matrices also showed M. carolinus to –Ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—žœȱMicrogemma within the ‹Žȱ‘Žȱ–˜œȱœ’–’•Š›ǰȱ’—ȱŽ›–œȱ˜ȱŽ—Ž’Œȱ’œŠ—ŒŽǰȱ Š–’•¢ȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽǰȱ’››Žœ™ŽŒ’ŸŽȱ˜ȱ–Ž‘˜- ’‘ȱŠȱ™Ž›ŒŽ—ŠŽȱœ’–’•Š›’¢ȱ˜ȱşşǯŘřƖȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱ ology used, being most closely related to M. ŗŘşśȱ‹ŠœŽœȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ–Š••ȱœž‹ž—’ȱ›ȱǻŠ‹•ŽȱŘǼǯ carolinusȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ•˜›’Šȱ™˜–™Š—˜ǰȱTrachinotus Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015, 117

Potaspora morhaphis EU534408

Kabatana takedai AF356222 1.0 EF202572 1.0 Kabatana newberryi

Kabatana sp. EU682928

66 Microgemma tilanpasiri n. sp

Microgemma carolinus JQ085991 1.0 C Microgemma vivaresi AJ252952 1.0 63 B Microgemma tincae AY651319 Tetramicridae AF364303 1.0 Tetramicra brevifilum 1.0 A Microgemma caulleryi AY033054 Spraguea gastrophysus GQ868443 98 AF033197 Spragueidae 0.01 Spraguea lophii 87 Spraguea americanus AY465876

Figure 3.ȱŠ¢Žœ’Š—ȱ’—Ž›Ž—ŒŽȱ™‘¢•˜Ž—Ž’Œȱ›ŽŽȱœ‘˜ ’—ȱ‘Žȱœ›˜—ȱ›Ž•Š’˜—œ‘’™ȱ‹Ž ŽŽ—ȱ‘ŽȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽȱŠ—ȱ ™›ŠžŽ’ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱ—˜ŽȱǯȱMicrogemma tilanpasiriȱ—ǯȱœ™ǯȱ’œȱž••¢ȱœž™™˜›ŽȱŠœȱŠȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽȱ ›˜–ȱ—˜ŽȱǰȱŠ—ȱ’œȱ›˜‹žœ•¢ȱ™•ŠŒŽȱ›˜–ȱ—˜Žȱǰȱ ’‘ȱ‘›ŽŽȱŒ˜—Ž—Ž›œǯ

a¡o—o–’Œȱœž––a›¢ Type material: semi-thin sections have been Phylum: Microsporidia Balbiani, 1882 lodged in the collection Šȱ‘Žȱ —œ’žŽȱ˜›ȱ¡- Class: Marinosporidia Vossbrinck and Debrun- ™Ž›’–Ž—Š•ȱŠ‘˜•˜¢ǰȱŠȱ Ž•ž›ǰȱ—’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱ ner-Vossbrinck, 2005 Iceland, under the accession numbers 2013:Mi- Š–’•¢DZȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽȱŠĴ‘Ž œȱŠ—ȱŠĴ‘Ž œǰȱ Mt-1-3. 1980 Genus: MicrogemmaȱŠ•™‘œȱŠ—ȱŠĴ‘Ž œǰȱŗşŞŜ Discussion Species: Microgemma tilanpasiri n. sp. ‘’œȱ’œȱ‘ŽȱꛜȱŽœŒ›’™’˜—ȱ˜ȱMicrogemma in- Type host: Trypauchen vagina (Bloch and Schnei- ŽŒ’—ȱ꜑ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ ˜‹’ŠŽǰȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ der, 1801), (: Amblyopinae). ˜ȱMicrogemmaȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŽœŽ›—ȱ —˜ȬŠŒ’ęŒǯȱ Type locality: Bagan Sungai Buloh, Kuala Se- M. ovoideaȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ›Ž™˜›Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŠœŽ›—ȱ langor, Peninsular Malaysia. ŠŒ’ęŒȱ’—ȱŽ›žǰȱ‹žȱ›˜–ȱŠ˜’ȱ꜑ȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ ’Žȱ˜ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—DZȱ•’ŸŽ› –Šž›Žȱœ™˜›Žœȱ˜—•¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŝȬşȱŒ˜’•œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜•Š›ȱ ¢–˜•˜¢DZȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱ—Š–Žȱ›ŽŽ›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ•Š¢ȱ ꕊ–Ž—ȱǻ–’àȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşşŜǼǯȱM. carolinus is —Š–Žȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ꜑ȱ‘˜œȱtilan-pasir (sand eel). ǁşşƖȱœ’–’•Š›ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱȱ›ǰȱ‹žȱ’œȱ˜ž—ȱ 118, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015

’—ŽŒ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•˜›’Šȱ™˜–™Š—˜ȱ›˜–ȱ›Š£’•ȱŠ—ȱ Œ›žœŠŒŽŠ—œȱ‘ŠȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜—œž–Žȱ‹¢ȱ‘Žȱ꜑ȱǻ˜–ȱ ˜—•¢ȱ‘ŠœȱŞȬşȱž›—œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜•Š›ȱꕊ–Ž—ȱǻŠœŠ•ȱ and Dyková, 2005). T. vagina are omnivorous et al., 2012). ꜑ǰȱ–˜œ•¢ȱ™›Ž¢’—ȱ˜—ȱœ–Š••ȱŒ›žœŠŒŽŠ—œȱ‘Šȱ stray close to their burrows (Murdy, 2006), so —ȱ‘’œȱœž¢ȱ Žȱ˜ž—ȱ‘Šȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ it is possible that either unaided direct trans- ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹ž››˜ ’—ȱ˜‹¢ǰȱT. vagina, was –’œœ’˜—ȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜—œž–™’˜—ȱ˜ȱŒ›žœŠŒŽŠ—œȱ ŗŖŖƖȱǻśȦśȱ꜑Ǽǯȱ ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ‘Žȱ‹•ŠŒ”ę—ȱŽŽ•ȱ˜‹¢ǰ Œ˜—Š’—’—ȱŸ’Š‹•Žȱœ™˜›Žœȱ’œȱ‘Žȱ›˜žŽȱ˜ȱ›Š—œ- T. nigrimarginatus,ȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–Žȱœž‹ȬŠ–’•¢ȱ mission in M. tilanpasiri. The ‹•ŠŒ”ę—ȱŽŽ•ȱ˜‹¢ǰ (Amblyopinae), and caught at the same location T. nigrimarginatus, lives in the same habitat and ž›’—ȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–ŽȱœŠ–™•’—ȱ›’™ǰȱ Ž›Žȱ—˜ȱ’—ŽŒ- is also ”—˜ —ȱ˜ȱŽŽȱ˜—ȱœ–Š••ȱŒ›žœŠŒŽŠ—œȱŠ—ȱ ed with MicrogemmaȱǻŖȦŗśȱ꜑Ǽǯȱ‘ŽœŽȱꗍ’—œȱ ˜‘Ž›ȱ’—ŸŽ›Ž‹›ŠŽœȱǻŠ’—‹˜‘ǰȱŗşşŜǼǰȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žǰȱ suggest that M. tilanpasiriȱ—ǯȱœ™ǯȱ’œȱ‘˜œȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱ it would almost certainly be exposed to the Š—ȱ˜—•¢ȱ’—ŽŒœȱŒŽ›Š’—ȱŸŽ›¢ȱŒ•˜œŽ•¢ȱ›Ž•ŠŽȱ꜑ȱ œŠ–Žȱ–Ž‘˜œȱ˜ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱŽ¡™Ž›’Ž—ŒŽȱ‹¢ȱT. (Trypauchen spp.) or possibly only T. vagina. vaginaǰȱœžŽœ’—ȱ‘Šȱ’ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ›ŽŠ’•¢ȱ’—ŽŒŽȱ ˜ȱŠŽǰȱŠ••ȱ‹žȱ˜—Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱMicrogemma, M. by M. tilanpasiri. ovoideaǰȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ›Ž™˜›Žȱ›˜–ȱŠȱœ’—•Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ ˜ȱ꜑ȱǻŠœŠ•ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŗŘǼǯȱM. ovoidea has been Although M. tilanpasiri has a high similarity ›Ž™˜›Žȱ›˜–ȱœŽŸŽ—ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ꜑ȱ›Š—’—ȱ ˜ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱMicrogemma with respect ’—ȱ•˜ŒŠ’˜—ȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŽ’Ž››Š—ŽŠ—ȱŽŠǰȱ‘Žȱ ˜ȱȱ›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽœǰȱ’ȱ’œȱ‘Žȱꛜȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ •Š—’ŒȱŒ˜Šœȱ˜ȱ›Š—ŒŽǰȱ‘ŽȱŠŠ˜—’Š—ȱŒ˜Šœȱ˜ȱ ŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŽœŽ›—ȱŠŒ’ęŒǰȱŠ—ȱŠŠȱ ›Ž—’—Šȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠŒ’ęŒȱŒŽŠ—ȱ˜ȱŽ›žȱǻŠ——’—ȱ ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱŒž››Ž—ȱœž¢ȱœžŽœœȱ‘Šȱ’ȱ’œȱ™›˜‹- ǭȱ˜–ǰȱŗşŞŜDzȱ–’àȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşşŜǼǯȱ ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ—˜ȱ Š‹•¢ȱ‘˜œȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒǯȱŽȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ™›˜Ÿ’Žȱ ȱŠ—ȱ DNA data exist and ultrastructural studies are ™Š›’Š•ȱȱ›Ž’˜—œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ›ȱ‘Šȱ–Š¢ȱ™›˜ŸŽȱ •’–’Žȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽœŽȱŽœŒ›’™’˜—œǰȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žǰȱ’ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ žœŽž•ȱ˜›ȱžž›ŽȱŒ˜–™Š›’œ˜—œȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ–ŠŽȱ ’‘’—ȱ ”—˜ —ȱ’ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ›ž•¢ȱ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—ȱŠȱœ’—•Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœǯȱ ‘ŽȱŽ›Š–’Œ›’ŠŽȱŠ—ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—ȱ‘Šȱžž›Žȱ ’–’•Š›ȱŒ˜–™•’ŒŠ’˜—œȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠ•œ˜ȱŠ›’œŽ—ȱ˜›ȱœ˜–Žȱ descriptions provide these additional regions –Ž–‹Ž›œȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—žœȱGlugea (Lovy et al., 2009), ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—Žǰȱ‘Šȱ–Š¢ȱŠ••˜ ȱ‹ŽĴŽ›ȱ™‘¢•˜Ž—Ž’Œȱ Š—ȱŽ¡’œ’—ȱȱ›ȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱŠŠȱŠ’•ȱ˜ȱ ›Ž•Š’˜—œ‘’™œȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ’—Ž››Žǯ ™›˜Ÿ’ŽȱœžĜŒ’Ž—ȱ›Žœ˜•ž’˜—ȱ’—ȱ™‘¢•˜Ž—Ž’Œȱ studies, so it remains unknown whether G. ȱ’œȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žȱ™˜œœ’‹•Žȱ‘Šȱ–Š—¢ȱŽ˜›Š™‘’ŒŠ••¢ȱ anomolaǰȱ‘Žȱ¢™Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœǰȱ’—ŽŒœȱ–ž•’™•Žȱ꜑ȱ ’œŠ—ȱ¡Ž—˜–ŠȬ˜›–’—ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’’Š—œȱ›˜–ȱ species or not. The Glugeaȱœ™ǯȱ˜ž—ȱ’—ŽŒ’—ȱT. Glugea and Microgemmaȱ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—ȱŠȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ nigrimarginatus in this study adds another host ’쎛Ž—ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ™Š›Šœ’Žȱ‘Šȱ–Š¢ȱŠŒžŠ••¢ȱ ˜ȱž›‘Ž›ȱŒ˜–™•’ŒŠŽȱ‘’œȱœ’žŠ’˜—ǰȱŠœȱ‘Žȱȱ ‹Žȱšž’Žȱ‘˜œȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒǯȱ ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ–˜›Žȱ›ŽœŽŠ›Œ‘ȱ rDNA sequence obtained was almost identical Žě˜›ǰȱ’—Œ•ž’—ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ›’Š•œǰȱ ’••ȱ‹Žȱ›Žšž’›Žȱ to numerous sequences in the databases. to unambiguously demonstrate this.

›Š—œ–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ¡Ž—˜–ŠȬ˜›–’—ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™˜›’- Œ”—˜ •ŽŽ–Ž—œ ians is known to take place directly between ž—’—ȱ˜›ȱ‘’œȱœž¢ȱ Šœȱ™›˜Ÿ’Žȱ‹¢ȱŠȱ—’- ꜑ȱ˜›ȱ’—Ÿ˜•ŸŽȱ™Š›ŠŽ—’Œȱ‘˜œœǰȱœžŒ‘ȱŠœȱœ–Š••ȱ ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱŠ•Š¢Šȱ›Š—ȱŖŖŗȬŗřǯ Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(3) 2015, 119

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