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CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Perkinsosis that is caused by the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus, and that affects particularly the oyster Crassostrea virginica.

CONT

Following the earliest reports of infections by the previously unknown pathogen Perkinsus marinus in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica of the Gulf of Mexico, the name of the disease was colloquially abbreviated as Dermo in reference to the obsolete initial name of that pathogen, Dermocystidium marinum...

OBS

perkinsosis: The term "perkinsosis," which designates the diseases caused by parasites of the Perkinsus genus, includes "Dermo." It is incorrect to use this term to designate Dermo because Dermo is a type of perkinsosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Perkinsose causée par le parasite protozoaire Perkinsus marinus, et qui affecte en particulier l'huître Crassostrea virginica.

CONT

Enfin, l'apparition de nouveaux vecteurs d'épizooties est une autre caractéristique de l'évolution actuelle des écosystèmes littoraux qui sont aussi marqués par la recrudescence de maladies d'organismes marins (p. ex., huîtres et Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) [...], palourdes et perkinsose (Perkinsus olseni)), qui sont directement mises en relation avec l'augmentation des températures.

OBS

La maladie [...] se manifeste chez les huîtres adultes de plus d'un an et provoque plusieurs symptômes, dont l'ouverture de leur coquille hors de l'eau.

OBS

perkinsose : Le terme «perkinsose», qui désigne les maladies provoquées par les parasites du genre Perkinsus, comprend la «Dermo». Il est donc incorrect de l'employer pour désigner la Dermo, qui est un type de perkinsose.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

Oyster culch, which is crushed oyster shell, will provide flat surfaces on which juvenile oysters can attach and grow.

CONT

One potential risk of using oyster cultch from the Gulf of Mexico for replanting and restoring beds and reefs on the Atlantic Coast is the protozoan oyster pathogen Perkinsus marinus, which causes dermo disease in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica(Gmelin, 1791).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés

Spanish

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