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Molecular identification of the ichthyosporean protist "Pseudoperkinsus tapetis" from the mytilid mussel Adipicola pacifica associated with submerged whale carcasses in Japan.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Takishita Kiyotaka, Fujiwara Yoshihiro, Kawato Masaru, Kakizoe Natsuki, Miyazaki Masayuki, Maruyama Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
A protist tentatively designated "Pseudoperkinsus tapetis" belonging to the eukaryotic group Ichthyosporea (Mesomycetozoa) was previously isolated from carpet shell clams in Galicia (northwest Spain). In the present study, based on molecular data, a potential P. tapetis specimen was identified from the gill tissues of the mussel Adipicola pacifica associated with whale carcasses (generating chemosynthetic-based...
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