Table 2 Morphological characteristics of all described freshwater species of Haplosporidia and those of Haplosporidium nelsoni compared to H. diporeiae n. sp
Haplosporidium sp. | Host | Mean spore length, range (μm) | Mean spore width, range (μm) | Location | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. diporeiae n. sp.* | Diporeia spp. | 5.3 | 4.1 | Lake Superior (USA) | This study |
4.4-6.7 | 3.0-4.9 | ||||
Haplosporidium sp.* | Diporeia spp. | 8.1 range not stated | 6.1 range not stated | Lakes Michigan and Huron | Messick et al. [21] |
Haplosporidium sp.* | Diporeia spp. | 8.1 ± SE 0.23 range not stated | 6.1 ± SE 0.16 range not stated | Lakes Michigan and Huron | Messick, [3] |
H. nelsoni | Oysters Crassostrea virginica, C. gigas | 8.1 5.3-10.7 | 5.5 4.8-7.5 | East Coast of North America | Perkins, [33] |
H. cernosvitovi | Oligochaetes Opistocysta flagellum | Mean not stated 10–11 | Mean not stated 6–7 | Jírovic, [34] | |
H. limnodrili | Oligochaetes Limnodrilus udekemianu | Mean not stated 10–12 | Mean not stated 8–10 | Granata, [35] | |
H. pickfordi | Snails Physella parkeri, Lymnaea stagnalis, and Heliosoma companulatum | 8 · 9 | 4 · 5 | Lakes in northern Michigan, USA | Barrow, [17] |
8 · 5–10 · 4 | 3 · 8–4 · 6 | ||||
H. raabei | Zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha | 7 · 5 | 5 · 2 | Meuse River (France) | Molloy et al. [4] |
6 · 5–9 · 4 | 4 · 5–5 · 9 | ||||
H. vejdovskii | Oligochaetes Mesenchytraeus flaviduus | Mean not stated 10–12 | Mean not stated 8–10 | Caullery and Mesnil, [36] |