• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.13-21
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• 1995

Four species of Actinosporeans, Aurantiactinomyxon sp. A, B, C and Neoctinomyxon sp. D were released from Oligochaete, Branchiura sowerbyi captured from three reserviors, where intestinal giant-cystic disease in carp had occured from June to September, 1994. All part of the intestinal epithelial tissue from the gullet to the anus of B. sowerbyi were infected by Actino-sporeans, and many mature Actinosporean were seen more easily at the posterior parts of the body. Just before releasing, mature Actinosporean sporozoites were divied into each individual from the intestinal epithelial tissue of Oligochaete, while immature ones had 6 spores ($20{\times}25{\mu}m$ in size) per each in the oocyst ($60{\times}65{\mu}m$ in size). A total of 1, 762 of B. sowerbyi were investigated in three reservoirs, 86 individuals (4.88%) of them were infected; 0. 74% (13 ind.) of Aurantiactinomyxon sp. A, 2. 27% (40 ind.) of Aurantiactinomyxon sp. B, 1. 59% (28 ind.) of Aurantiactinomyxon sp. C, and 0. 28% (5 ind.) of Neoactinomyxon sp. D. At the room temperature of 22.6-$30.7^{\circ}C$, number of extrusion dates of Actinosporeans from B. sowerbyi for 32 days are 1 day (23.3% of total, 1 time) or 5 days (11.7%. 5 times), and the majority was finished within 15 days, however, 6.7% of total were released for 32 days.