| 초록 |
The present work describes myxozoan parasite found in the skin of cultured snakehead, Channa argus fingerings (total length, 5.5~7.2 cm) from Busan, Korea. Nature spores and plasmodia were found in the skin mucus of infected fishes. In fresh state, the total length of the spore was $27.96{ pm}2.50{ mu}m$ . The size of spore body was $14.16{ pm}1.78{ mu}m{ times}4.88{ pm}0.61{ mu}m$ . The polar capsules were pyriform and the size was $5.57{ pm}0.66{ mu}m{ times}1.36{ pm}0.33{ mu}m$ . This is the first report of Henneguya sp. from cultured fish species in Korea, and further studies are necessary for definitive identification. |
