[Goussia obstinata sp. n. (Sporozoa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian species from intestines of the Amur sleeper Perccottus Glenii Dybowski, 1877 (Perciformes: odontobutidae)].

Goussia obstinata sp. n. is described from the intestine epithelium of the Amur sleeper Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877 from Russia and Moldova. The species was examined in an optical microscope. Merogonic, gamogonic and sporogonic stages of the species are located in cells of the gut epithelium. Sporulation is endogenous; oocysts are released in the gut lumen. Non-sporulated oocysts are spherical or ellipsoidal; sporulated oocysts are rounded, 6.7-11.4 µm in diameter, with a colorless, single-layer, very fine and easily ruptured wall. Micropyle and oocyst residuum is absent; 1-2 small polar granules of 1.0-2.5 µm are sometimes present. Oocysts contain four compact widely oval, slightly narrow-ended sporocysts. The sheath of the sporocyst is formed of two folds divided by a slightly S-shaped longitudinal suture. Coarsely granulated, globular or oval compact sporocyst's residuumis located between sporozoites. Sausage-shaped sporozoits are subdivided by a bend into two unequal parts, being 6.4-9.8 µm (long part) and 2.6-4.8 µm (short part) long, arranged in a top-to-tail position. Our preliminary data suggests that infestation of the sleeper with the examined parasite is not associated with the morbidity and mortality of the fish. A new combination Goussia marmorata (Molnár, 1996) comb. n. is proposed for a species originally described in the content of the genus Eimeria Schneider, 1875 from the Western tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris.

[Variation trends in the parasite communities of the Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) in its native habitat].

The diversity of parasite communities in the Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii, at the level of single specimens and populations, is manifested through three components: the number of species, the evenness of their abundance, and the taxonomic diversity. Variations in the diversity depend on the local characteristics of water bodies, as well as the sexual and dimensional factors of the host. This study was performed in four water bodies of the Russian Far East (Primorskii krai and Sakhalin Island).

[New data on parasite fauna of the Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) in Primorsky Territory with the description of a new myxozoan species from the genus Myxidium (Myxozoa: Myxidiidae)].

Examination of 116 individuals of Perccottus glenii from water bodies of Primorsky Territory of Russia (the Khanka Lake basin and the Peter the Great Bay basin) revealed the presence of 35 species/taxa of parasites. We give a description of a new species, Myxidium shedkoae sp. nov. Spherical plasmodoa of M. shedkoa sp. nov. are located in the gall bladder; spores are fusiform, with protrusive, pointed, or truncated-cone-shaped poles. The length of spores constitutes 12.6-14.9 (13.4) microm; width, 7.1-8.6 (7.9) microm; shell valves possess 8-10 ridges forming "papillary" pattern. Drawings and descriptions of parasites species poorly studied and recorded from Russia for the first time are given together with drawings and descriptions of some parasites determined only as genera: Triangula perccotti, Gyrodactylus sp., Phyllodistomum sp., Paracoenogonimus ussuriensis (metacercaria), Cyathocotylidae gen. sp. (metacercaria) and Spiroxys japonicus (third-stage juvenile). Parasite fauna of P. glenii in Primorsky Territory comprises 66% of species/forms known for P. glenii in the native part of its range.