Goussia

Goussia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Barrouxiidae
Genus: Goussia
Species

Goussia aculeati
Goussia alburni
Goussia anopli
Goussia arinae
Goussia auratus
Goussia balatonica
Goussia bettae
Goussia biwaensis
Goussia bohemica
Goussia carpelli
Goussia centropomi
Goussia cernui
Goussia chalupskyi
Goussia cichlidarurn
Goussia clupearum
Goussia cultrati
Goussia cruciata
Goussia degiusti
Goussia girellae
Goussia grygieri
Goussia gymnocephali
Goussia flaviviridis
Goussia freemani
Goussia hyalina
Goussia hyperolisi
Goussia iroquoina
Goussia janae
Goussia koertingi
Goussia lacazei
Goussia legeri
Goussia leucisci
Goussia luciopercae
Goussia lusca
Goussia malayensis
Goussia metchnikovi
Goussia minuta
Goussia molnarica
Goussia neglecta
Goussia nipponica
Goussia noelleri
Goussia notemigonica
Goussia notropicum
Goussia pannonica
Goussia peleci
Goussia polylepidis
Goussia pogonognathi
Goussia scardinii
Goussia siliculiformis
Goussia sinensis
Goussia soumbediounensis
Goussia sparis
Goussia spraguei
Goussia stankovitchi
Goussia subepithelialis
Goussia thelohani
Goussia trichogasteri
Goussia vanasi
Goussia vimbae
Goussia wakabayashii

Goussia is a genus of parasitic protozoa belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. Although most species in this genus infect fish but a small number infect frogs.[1]

Description

Species in this genus are tetrasporocystic, dizoic, lack Stieda bodies and have sporocyst walls consisting of two valves joined by a longitudinal suture.

These species usually infect the gut of the host but some may also infect the gall bladder, kidney, liver, spleen and swim bladder.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Labbe in 1896.

The relationship of this genus to the others in this order is not well understood. It may be an early branching clade.[2]

Host records

References

  1. Jirků M, Modrý D. (2006) Extra-intestinal localization of Goussia sp. (Apicomplexa) oocysts in Rana dalmatina (Anura: Ranidae), and the fate of infection after metamorphosis. Dis Aquat Organ. 70(3):237-241
  2. Jirků M, Modrý D, Slapeta JR, Koudela B, Lukes J (2002) The phylogeny of Goussia and Choleoeimeria (Apicomplexa; Eimeriorina) and the evolution of excystation structures in coccidia. Protist 153(4):379-390
  3. Steinhagen D, Stemmer B, Körting W (1994) Goussia aculeati from the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): field observations and ultrastructural features. Appl Parasitol 35(2):99-106
  4. 4.0 4.1 Molnár K, Avenant-Oldewage A, Székely C (2004) A survey of coccidian infection of freshwater fishes in South Africa, with the description of Goussia anopli n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae). Syst Parasitol 59(1):75-80
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Belova LM, Krylov MV (2001) Eight new species of coccidia (Sporozoa, Coccidia) in fishes from the continental waters of Russia. Parazitologiia 35(3):221-227
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Molnár K, Shaharom-Harrison F, Székely C (2003) A survey of coccidian infections of freshwater fishes of Peninsular Malaysia, with descriptions of three species of Goussia Labbé, 1896 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae). Syst Parasitol. 55(1):11-18
  7. Steinhagen D, Körting W (1990) The role of tubificid oligochaetes in the transmission of Goussia carpelli. J Parasitol 76(1):104-107
  8. 8.0 8.1 El-Mansy A (2008) New exogenous stages of oocysts, sporocysts, and sporozoites of Goussia cichlidarum Landsberg and Paperna 1985 (Sporozoa: Coccidia) and impact of endogenous stages on the swim bladder of tilapias in Egypt. Parasitol Res 102(2):233-241
  9. Azevedo C (2001) Fine structure of sporogonic stages of Goussia clupearum (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the liver of infected fish (Belone belone L.), using light and electron microscopy. Parasitol Res 87(4):326-330
  10. 10.0 10.1 Gestal C, Azevedo C (2005) Ultrastructure of Goussia cruciata (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) infecting the liver of horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (L.), from Ibero-Atlantic waters. J Fish Dis. 28(3):125-132
  11. Baska F, Molnár K (1989) Ultrastructural observations on different developmental stages of Goussia sinensis (Chen, 1955), a parasite of the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Valenciennes, 1844). Acta Vet Hung 37(1-2):81-87