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gregarine

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greg·a·rine (grg-rn)
n.
Any of various sporozoan protozoans of the order Gregarinida that are parasitic within the digestive tracts of various invertebrates.
adj.
Of or belonging to the order Gregarinida.
grega·rini·an (-rn-n) adj.
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Gregarine parasites alternate hosts, having the reproductive and vegetative phase in the intestines of xanthid crabs, and sporogony in oysters.
Prospect of oyster culture in Pakistan: pathology assessment of two ... by Siddiqui, Ghazala; Ayub, Zarrien; Sunila, Inke / Journal of Shellfish Research
West-coast mytilids had significantly lower gregarine body burdens than oysters collected on the East and Gulf coasts; the latter two were not significantly different (Fig.
Distribution of parasites and pathologies in sentinel bivalves: NOAA ... by Kim, Yungkul; Powell, Eric N. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Saccostrea cucullata No Unidentified gregarine Pinctada maxima No Copepoda Anthessius pinctadae Pinctada maxima No Agent Host Reference Virus Virus-like inclusions Pinctada maxima Pass et al.
Diseases of pearl oysters and other molluscs: a Western Australian ... by Creeper, J. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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