Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Gadiformes

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski and Lee Couch
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
and
Steve J. Upton
Division of Biology, Kansas State University

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Updated: 16 July 2000
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NOTE: There are a number of gadiform hosts reported to harbor oocysts of the hepatic clupeid coccidian termed "Eimeria clupearum." These include Pollachius pollachius (Pollack), Merluccius merluccius (European hake), Micromesistius poutassou (Blue whiting), Trisopterus esmarkii (Norway pout), and Trisopterus minutus (Poorcod). Although possible, these reports should be viewed skeptically until experimental transmission studies are performed.


    FAMILY: Gadidae (Cod)

  1. Eimeria cristalloides (Thelohan, 1893) Doflein, 1909
    1. Synonym: Coccidium crystalloides Thelohan, 1893
    2. Synonym: Crystallospora thelohani Labbe, 1896
    3. Hosts: Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (syn. Motella fusca) (Shore rockling), Gaidropsarus vulgaris (syn. Motella tricirrata) (Three-beared rockling)
    4. Site of infection: intestine
    5. References: Daoudi 1987; Doflein 1909, Dogiel 1948; Grasse 1953; Labbe 1893, 1896; Thelohan 1893, 1894
    6. Remarks: A fish termed "Motella maculata" is sometimes listed as another host, but no gadiform with "maculata" as a trivial name exists

  2. Eimeria gadi Fiebiger, 1913
    1. Hosts: Enchelyopus cimbrius (Fourbeard rockling - Lotidae), Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod - Gadidae), Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Haddock - Gadidae), Molva molva (syn. Molva vulgaris) (Ling - Lotidae), Pollachius pollachius (syn. Gadus virens) (Pollock - Gadidae)
    2. Site of infection: swim bladder
    3. References: Dogiel 1948; Dogiel et al. 1958; Dollfus 1953; Dykova and Lom 1981; Ellis 1930; Fiebiger 1913; Grasse 1953; Lom 1970; Margolis and Arthur 1979; Mavor 1915; Morrison and Marryatt 1990; Morrison et al. 1986, 1993; Muller and Retzius 1842; Odense and Logan 1976; Panzer 1911, 1913; Priebe 1963; Reichenow 1921; Schulman 1959; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Scott 1981; Turovskij 1985; van Duijn 1967

  3. Eimeria merlangi Zaika, 1966
    1. Host: Merlangius merlangus (syn. Odontogadus merlangus) (Whiting)
    2. Site of infection: intestine and gall bladder
    3. Reference: Zaika 1966

  4. Eimeria motellae (Labbe, 1893) Yakimoff, 1929
    1. Synonym: Coccidium motellae Labbe, 1893
    2. Synonym: Goussia motellae (Labbe, 1893) Labbe, 1896
    3. Host: Gaidropsarus vulgaris (syn. Motella tricirrata) (Three-beared rockling)
    4. Site of infection: intestine
    5. References: Dogiel 1948; Dykova and Lom 1981; Labbe 1893, 1896

  5. Eimeria raibauti Doudi, Radujkovic, Marques, and Bouix, 1989
    1. Host: Trisopterus esmarkii (Norway pout), Trisopterus minutus (Poor cod)
    2. Site of infection: intestine
    3. Reference: Costa et al. 1991; Daoudi 1987; Daoudi et al. 1989a, 1989b; Radujkovic and Raibaut 1989

  6. Eimeria sp. 1 of Eaton, Kent, and Meyers, 1991
    1. Host: Theregra chalcogramma (Alaska pollock)
    2. Site of infection: intestine
    3. Reference: Eaton et al. 1991

  7. Eimeria sp. 2 of Eaton, Kent, and Meyers, 1991
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. of Eaton, Kent, and Meyers, 1991
    2. Host: Theregra chalcogramma (Alaska pollock)
    3. Site of infection: kidney
    4. Reference: Eaton et al. 1991

  8. Eimeria sp. of Morrison and Poynton, 1989
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. of Morrison and Marryatt, 1990
    2. Synonym: Goussia spraguei Morrison and Poynton, 1989
    3. Hosts: Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod), Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Haddock)
    4. Site of infection: Kidney
    5. References: Morrison and Marryatt 1990; Morrison and Poynton 1989a, 1989b; Morrison et al. 1986

  9. Eimeria sp. of Morrison, McClelland, Cornick, and Marcogliese, 1986
    1. Host: Merluccius merluccius (European hake)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Morrison and Marryatt 1990; Morrison et al. 1986

  10. Eimeria sp. of Morrison, McClelland, Cornick, and Marcogliese, 1986
    1. Hosts: Merluccius merluccius (European hake); Scomber scomber (Mackerel)
    2. Site of infection: Liver
    3. References: Morrison and Marryatt 1990; Morrison et al. 1986
    4. Remarks: Morrison et al. (1986) reported oocysts to be smaller than those of E. clupearum.

  11. Eimeria sp. of Raitt, 1968
    1. Synonym: Eimeria clupearum pro parte
    2. Site of infection: liver
    3. Host: Micromesistius poutassou (Blue whiting)
    4. References: Berland and Hojgaard 1981; MacKenzie 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984; Raitt 1968; Reimer 1976

    FAMILY: Lotidae (Hakes and Burbots)

  12. Eimeria gadi Fiebiger, 1913
    1. Hosts: Enchelyopus cimbrius (Fourbeard rockling - Lotidae), Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod - Gadidae), Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Haddock - Gadidae), Molva molva (syn. Molva vulgaris) (Ling - Lotidae), Pollachius pollachius (syn. Gadus virens) (Pollock - Gadidae)
    2. Site of infection: swim bladder
    3. References: Dogiel 1948; Dogiel et al. 1958; Dollfus 1953; Dykova and Lom 1981; Ellis 1930; Fiebiger 1913; Grasse 1953; Lom 1970; Margolis and Arthur 1979; Mavor 1915; Morrison and Marryatt 1990; Morrison et al. 1986, 1993; Muller and Retzius 1842; Odense and Logan 1976; Panzer 1911, 1913; Priebe 1963; Reichenow 1921; Schulman 1959; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Scott 1981; Turovskij 1985

  13. Eimeria hexagona Lom and Dykova 1981
    1. Host: Gaidropsaurus mediterraneus (Shore rockling), Gaidropsaurus vulgaris (syn. Onos tricirrata) (Three-beared rockling)
    2. Site of infection: intestine
    3. References: Daoudi 1987; Lom and Dykova 1981a

    FAMILY: Macrouridae (Grenadiers or Rattails)

  14. Eimeria sp. of Lom, 1970
    1. Synonym: Gousia caseosa of Patuszko and Jastrzebski, 1988, lapsus
    2. Synonym: Goussia caseosa Lom and Dykova, 1982
    3. Host: Macrourus berglax (Onion-eye grenadier)
    4. Site of infection: swim bladder
    5. References: Lom 1970; Lom and Dykova 1982a; Pastuszko and Jatrzebski 1988

  15. Eimeria jadvigae Grabda, 1983
    1. Hosts: Coryphaenoides ferrieri (a grenadier), Macrourus holotrachys (syn. Coryphaenoides holotrachys) (Bigeye grenadier)
    2. Site of infection: swim bladder
    3. References: Grabda 1983, 1990

  16. Eimeria sp. of Lom, Noble, and Laird, 1975
    1. Host: Macrourus berglax (Onion-eye grenadier)
    2. Site of infection: kidneys
    3. Reference: Lom et al. 1975

  17. Eimeria sp. of Noble and Collard, 1970
    1. Host: "Unidentified species of the family Macrouridae"
    2. Site of infection: rectum
    3. Reference: Noble and Collard 1970

  18. Eimeria sp. of Noble and Collard, 1970
    1. Host: Nezumia bairdi (Marlin-spike grenadier)
    2. Site of infection: stomach
    3. Reference: Noble and Collard 1970; Orias and Noble 1971

    FAMILY: Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)

  19. Eimeria sp. of Morrison, McClelland, Cornick, and Marcogliese, 1986
    1. Host: Merluccius bilinearis (Silver hake)
    2. Site of infection: intestine
    3. Reference: Morrison et al. 1986

  20. Eimeria sp. of Morrison, McClelland, Cornick, and Marcogliese, 1986
    1. Host: Merluccius bilinearis (Silver hake)
    2. Site of infection: liver
    3. References: Morrison and Marryatt, 1990; Morrison et al. 1986


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