WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerospora sparidarum (Sitjá-Bobadilla & Alvarez-Pellitero, 2001)
465167 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:465167)
accepted
Species
Leptotheca sparidarum Sitjá-Bobadilla & Alvarez-Pellitero, 2001 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine
(of Leptotheca sparidarum Sitjá-Bobadilla & Alvarez-Pellitero, 2001) Sitja-Bobadilla, A. & Alvarez-Pellitero, P. (2001). Leptotheca sparidarum N. Sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida), a Parasite from Cultured Common Dentex (Dentex dentex L.) and Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) (Teleostei: Sparidae). <em>The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> 48(6): 627-639., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00202.x [details]
Type locality contained in Western Mediterranean
type locality contained in Western Mediterranean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Whipps, C.W.; Adlard, R.; Atkinson, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.(2025). World List of Myxozoa. Sphaerospora sparidarum (Sitjá-Bobadilla & Alvarez-Pellitero, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465167 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptotheca sparidarum Sitjá-Bobadilla & Alvarez-Pellitero, 2001) Sitja-Bobadilla, A. & Alvarez-Pellitero, P. (2001). Leptotheca sparidarum N. Sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida), a Parasite from Cultured Common Dentex (Dentex dentex L.) and Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) (Teleostei: Sparidae). <em>The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> 48(6): 627-639., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00202.x [details]
new combination reference Gunter, N.; Adlard, R. (2010). The demise of Leptotheca Thélohan, 1895 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) and assignment of its species to Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Ellipsomyxa Køie, 2003 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 and Sphaerospora Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Sphaerosporidae). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 75(2): 81-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-009-9227-1 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Gunter, N.; Adlard, R. (2010). The demise of Leptotheca Thélohan, 1895 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) and assignment of its species to Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Ellipsomyxa Køie, 2003 (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 and Sphaerospora Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Sphaerosporidae). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 75(2): 81-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-009-9227-1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Bartošová, P.; Fiala, I.; Jirků, M.; Cinková, M.; Caffara, M.; Fioravanti, M. L.; Atkinson, S. D.; Bartholomew, J. L.; Holzer, A. S. (2013). Sphaerospora sensu stricto: Taxonomy, diversity and evolution of a unique lineage of myxosporeans (Myxozoa). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 68(1): 93-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.02.026 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Patra, S.; Bartošová-Sojková, P.; Pecková, H.; Fiala, I.; Eszterbauer, E.; Holzer, A. S. (2018). Biodiversity and host-parasite cophylogeny of Sphaerospora (sensu stricto) (Cnidaria: Myxozoa). <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 11(1): 347., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2863-z [details]
[request]additional source Patra, S.; Bartošová-Sojková, P.; Pecková, H.; Fiala, I.; Eszterbauer, E.; Holzer, A. S. (2018). Biodiversity and host-parasite cophylogeny of Sphaerospora (sensu stricto) (Cnidaria: Myxozoa). <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 11(1): 347., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2863-z [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
