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Sokolov SG, Shchenkov SV, Gordeev II. A phylogenetic assessment of Pronoprymna spp. (Digenea: Faustulidae) and Pacific and Antarctic representatives of the genus Steringophorus Odhner, 1905 (Digenea: Fellodistomidae), with description of a new species. J NAT HIST 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1923852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- S. G. Sokolov
- Centre of Parasitology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Pacific Salmons, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Blend CK, Racz GR, Gardner SL. Gaharitrema droneni n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Zoogonidae) from the Pudgy Cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae), from Deep Waters Off Oregon, with Updated Keys to Zoogonid Subfamilies and Genera. J Parasitol 2020; 106:235-246. [PMID: 32206796 DOI: 10.1645/19-153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Gaharitrema droneni n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Zoogonidae: Lepidophyllinae) is described from the intestine of the pudgy cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis (Günther, 1877) (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae), collected at 2,800 m depth from the northeastern Pacific Ocean off Oregon. The new genus is distinguished from BrachyenteronManter, 1934 and SteganodermaStafford, 1904, the 2 closest lepidophylline genera, and from 4 other zoogonid genera erected since 2007, the last major revision of the family, by a combination of diagnostic features including a pyriform or spindle-shaped body, smooth testes and ovary, narrow ceca that reach with the vitellarium into the hindbody, an unspecialized ventral sucker, non-filamented eggs, a claviform cirrus pouch, and an unpocketed ejaculatory duct and metraterm, and the new genus lacks circumoral spines. We present updated keys to the 3 subfamilies of the Zoogonidae Odhner, 1902, as well as to the genera of the Cephaloporinae Yamaguti, 1934 and the Lepidophyllinae Stossich, 1903. A listing of the parasites known from S. grandis also is presented. This study documents the third family of digeneans (Zoogonidae) known to parasitize S. grandis, and it is a new host record (i.e., the first zoogonid reported from this host species). We discuss the relatively impressive presence of the Zoogonidae and their hosts within the deep sea. Specifically, of the 35 genera we recognize within this digenean family, 14 (40%) have deep-sea representatives. At least 37 species within 27 genera and 19 families within 11 orders of deep-sea fish are known to harbor zoogonids. Furthermore, of the 37 known deep-sea fish species parasitized by zoogonids, only 5 (13.5%) harbor 2 or more zoogonid species; the remaining 32 (86.5%) harbor only 1 parasite species each, indicating strong host specificity. Finally, the dietary ecology of S. grandis is presented, allowing us to speculate that Gaharitrema droneni may be utilizing gastropods and polychaetes as well as S. grandis to complete its life cycle in the deep sea.
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- Charles K Blend
- Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, 1900 N. Chaparral Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
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- Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, W529 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514
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- Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, W529 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514
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Steringophorus merretti n. sp. (Digenea: Fellodistomidae) from the deep-sea fish Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed (Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Goban Spur, Northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Syst Parasitol 2020; 97:321-334. [PMID: 32495189 PMCID: PMC7320048 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-020-09919-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A new species of deep-sea digenean, Steringophorus merretti n. sp., is described from the bythitid fish Cataetyx laticeps in deep waters of the Goban Spur, Northeastern Atlantic. It is distinguishable from other described members of the genus by its tiny eggs and large cirrus-sac. A phylogenetic tree, based on 28S rDNA sequences, indicates that this species is embedded within a clade of deep-sea species and is sister to the eurybathic species S. thulini Bray & Gibson, 1980. Steringotrema robertpoulini Pérez-Ponce de León, Anglade & Randhawa, 2018 falls within the Steringophorus Odhner, 1905 clade. In view of this the morphological and biological characteristics of species of Steringophorus and Steringotrema are discussed.
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Bray RA. Digenean parasites of deep-sea teleosts: A progress report. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE 2020; 12:251-264. [PMID: 33101904 PMCID: PMC7569682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The developments in the study of digeneans of deep-sea fish in the 21st Century are documented and discussed. Most recent work has been on the bathyal fauna (i.e. 1,000m-2,999 m depth), with virtually nothing on the abyssal fauna (i.e. deeper than 3,000 m). The one study on hydrothermal vent digeneans has indicated that these regions probably harbour a distinctive fauna. The demarcation of the deep-sea fauna is blurred at the poles, where the cold-adapted fauna appears similar to the shallower bathyal fauna. The abyssal fauna, however, appears distinct, possibly due to adaptations to variable or ultra-high pressures. The digenean fauna of bathypelagic fishes is depauperate. Recent phylogenetic studies reinforce the view that the typical deep-sea fauna has radiated in the deep-sea. Encroachment into the deep from shallow water is relatively rare. Overall, the digenean fauna in the deep-sea is distinctly less diverse that the equivalent fauna in shallow waters. A major conclusion is that our understanding of the deep-sea digenean fauna is poor, and that much further work over a much wider area is needed. Sampling effort in the deep-sea is poor and restricted to a few areas. Deep-sea digenean diversity is distinctly lower than in shallow water. Much of the deep-sea digenean fauna appears to have radiated in the deep-sea. Encroachment into the very deep sea from shallow waters is rare. Adaptation to cold temperature appears to be a major factor in deep-sea digeneans.
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- Rodney A Bray
- Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Pérez-Ponce de León G, Anglade T, Randhawa HS. A new species of Steringotrema Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda: Fellodistomidae) from the New Zealand sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther off Kaka point in the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand. Syst Parasitol 2018; 95:213-222. [PMID: 29372441 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-018-9773-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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As a part of a comprehensive survey of macroparasites of commercially exploited fish species off the coast of Otago, New Zealand, the parasite fauna of the New Zealand sole Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther was recently studied. Steringotrema robertpoulini n. sp. is described from this host and compared with known species of Steringotrema Odhner, 1911. The new species is readily distinguished from all of its congeners, except for S. divergens (Rudolphi, 1809) Odhner, 1911, by having the follicular vitellarium divided in four zones rather than two, and can be differentiated from S. divergens mainly by the posterior extent of the intestinal caeca in the hindbody, as well as by host association and geographical distribution. DNA sequences of the 28S ribosomal gene were generated and phylogenetic analyses were undertaken using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference to assess the phylogenetic position of the new species within the family Fellodistomidae Nicoll, 1909. Analyses included the available sequences for 14 species of the family distributed among eight genera, along with nine species of other members of the order Plagiorchiida La Rue, 1957 as outgroups. The resulting topology shows that the new species of Steringotrema is nested as the sister species of Steringophorus dorsolineatus (Reimer, 1985) Bray, 1995. However, low nodal support indicates that relationships among these species are not fully resolved and require further revision and denser taxon sampling for more detailed molecular work. More information is required to draw further conclusions about the taxonomic status of the genera Steringotrema and Steringophorus Odhner, 1905.
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- Département de Biologie, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Site Jacques Monod, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- Ecology Degree Programme, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.,Directorate of Natural Resources, Fisheries Department, Falkland Islands Government, Bypass Road, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, Falkland Islands.,South Atlantic Environmental Institute, Stanley Cottage, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, Falkland Islands.,New Brunswick Museum, 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2K 1E5, Canada
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Münster J, Kochmann J, Klimpel S, Klapper R, Kuhn T. Parasite fauna of Antarctic Macrourus whitsoni (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) in comparison with closely related macrourids. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:403. [PMID: 27439703 PMCID: PMC4955115 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1688-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The extreme, isolated environment within the Antarctic Convergence has fuelled the evolution of a highly endemic fauna with unique adaptations. One species known from this area is the Whitson's grenadier Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913). While closely related species occurring in the Northern Hemisphere were targets of a variety of studies, knowledge on M. whitsoni is scarce, including not only its ecology but also its parasite fauna. Parasites, an often overlooked but important component of every ecosystem, can provide important insights into host ecology, including feeding habits, food web interactions and distribution patterns. The aim of our study was to increase the currently limited knowledge on the ecology of M. whitsoni and its parasite life-cycles. METHODS In this study, parasite fauna and stomach content of 50 specimens of M. whitsoni were sampled off Elephant and King George Islands. Fish samples were morphological, food ecological and parasitological examined and parasites morphological and partly molecular identified. To evaluate the findings, results were compared with other macrourid species. RESULTS The parasite fauna of M. whitsoni revealed 9 genera and 17 species. Stomach content analysis indicated Amphipoda and Mysida as the primary food source. Considering the parasites of M. whitsoni, the highest diversity was found within the Digenea, while prevalence was highest for the Acanthocephala and Nematoda. The diverse parasite fauna of M. whitsoni together with the stomach content analysis, suggests a benthopelagic mode of life. Furthermore, an extensive evaluation of the parasite fauna of species of the Macrourinae was conducted, which is probably the most thorough one yet, to compare the findings with closely related host fish species. A similarity analysis revealed a strong connection between the parasite fauna composition and geographical distribution, with a clear separation between the parasite faunas in fishes sampled in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. CONCLUSIONS Due to the isolated habitat within the Antarctic Conversion, the parasite fauna of M. whitsoni differs clearly from those of closely related and closely occurring species of the genus Macrourus. Our study revealed an endemically dominated parasite fauna, with parasites often host-specific to M. whitsoni. The comparison with the faunas of other species of the Macrourinae revealed a largely endemic parasite fauna, which emphasizes again the isolated character of the Antarctic shelf regions.
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- Julian Münster
- Goethe-University (GU), Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University (GU), Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University (GU), Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University (GU), Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University (GU), Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Trematodes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: emerging patterns of diversity and richness in coral reef fishes. Int J Parasitol 2014; 44:929-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bray RA, Littlewood DT, Herniou EA, Williams B, Henderson RE. Digenean parasites of deep-sea teleosts: a review and case studies of intrageneric phylogenies. Parasitology 2001; 119 Suppl:S125-44. [PMID: 11254145 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000084687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Studies on the digenean parasites of deep-sea (> 200 m depth) teleosts are reviewed and two case study generic phylogenies are presented based on LSU rDNA and ND1 mtDNA sequences. The phylogeny of the lepocreadiid genus Lepidapedon, the most common deep-sea digenean genus, is not clearly resolved as the two gene trees are not compatible. It can be inferred, however, that the genus has radiated in the deeper waters off the continental shelf, mainly in fishes of the gadiform family Macrouridae. Steringophorus, a fellodistomid genus, is better resolved. In this case a deep-sea radiation is also indicated, but the pattern of host-specificity is not clear, with evidence of much host-switching. Results of studies of the parasites of the macrourid fish Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus from various depths have reinforced recent views on the lack of zoned depth-related communities in the deep-sea. The diversity of deep-sea digeneans is relatively low with only 18 families (of about 60) reported. Little, or nothing, is known from most deep-sea areas and nothing from trenches and mid-ocean ridge systems.
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- R A Bray
- Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK.
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Harris CE, Dronen NO. Megenteron manteri n. sp. and Steringophorus sp. (Digenea: Fellodistomidae) from Monomitopus agassizzi (Ophidiidae) in the Gulf of Mexico. Syst Parasitol 1999; 44:153-6. [PMID: 10619083 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006207928399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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During a study of digenean parasites of deep-sea fishes, 81% (17 of 21) of Monomitopus agassizzi (Ophidiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico were infected with Megenteron manteri n. sp. and 10% (2 of 21) were infected with what appears to be a new species of Steringophorus. M. manteri n. sp. differs from M. crassum in having a longer body (3,733-9,394 microns), shorter caeca and a uterus that extends posteriorly beyond the ends of the caeca. The species of Steringophorus differs from other species in the genus in having smaller eggs (19-23 microns long) and caeca that extend into the posterior half of the hindbody.
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- C E Harris
- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-2258, USA
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