W. Jezewski et A. Kamara, First reported occurrence of Thelohanellus oculileucisci (Trojan, 1909) (Myxosporidia) and Leuciscus leuciscus (L.) and L-idus (L.) in Poland, ACT PARASIT, 44(2), 1999, pp. 145-146
A myxospridian, Thelohanellus oculileucisci (Trojan, 1909) was found in the
vitreous body of an eye of a dace, Leuciscus leuciscus (L.) from the river
Bug near Kamienczyk, and Leuciscus idus from the river Vistula near Warsza
wa. The vegetative forms - several oval to round cysts, 0.4-0.5 mm in diame
ter, contained numerous, pear-shaped spores with one polar capsule at the n
arrower end. The parasite has not been noted until now in fish in Poland.