Common, generally accepted names of the organism or disease agent Gregarine disease of penaeid shrimp, Gregarine infection, Gregarine parasitism. Mediterranean coast of France.
Host species All penaeids are potential hosts.
Penaeus aztecus and P. duorarum . Solenocera membranacea . Impact on the host Trophozoites and gametocytes occur in the lumen and are often attached to the lining of the intestine. In most cases, the reduced absorption of food from the gut lumen or occasional intestinal blockage by the gregarines is thought to be of little pathological importance for the host. However, an inverse relationship was measured between the severity of Nematopsis sp.