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Cabrera-Soregui M, Torres-Lozano K, Garcia-Candela E, Mesias-Valle F, Martinez-Rojas R, Cruz-Neyra L, Mondragón-Martínez A, Ebert MB, da Silva RJ, Cala-Delgado DL. Molecular identification of Mymarothecium viatorum and Anacanthorus penilabiatus in extensive native fish farming systems of the Peruvian Amazon. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2024; 54:101085. [PMID: 39237229 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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Piaractus brachypomus (Pacú) is the main native fish species cultivated in Peru and holds great potential for growth in aquaculture from the Peruvian Amazon. Between October 2021 and January 2022 in two fish producing farms in the Amazon region of San Martín in Peru, P. brachypomus individuals were examined for parasite evaluation. A total of 6366 monogeneans were isolated from the gills of 30 fish, revealing a prevalence of 100%, with an abundance and mean intensity of 212 parasites per fish. Monogeneans were morphologically identified as Mymarothecium viatorum and Anacanthorus penilabiatus. The genetic divergence in the 28S rDNA gene found among A. penilabiatus sequences was 0.1% and among Anacanthorus spp. it ranged from 0.9% to 7.5%. The genetic divergence found among the M. viatorum sequences was 0.3%. These finding represents the first molecular data of M. viatorum and A. penilabiatus in Peru using the 28S rDNA gene of these monogeneans. The new sequences obtained will contribute to future studies on the phylogenetic relationships among dactylogyrids. However, further research with a broader range of host-parasite samples and additional genetic markers is needed to clarify these relationships and provide stronger support for the phylogenetic positions.
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- Escuela Profesional de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Tarapoto, Peru
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- CITEacuícola pesquero Ahuashiyacu, Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción, San Martín, Peru; Escuela Profesional de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Tarapoto, Peru
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- CITEacuícola pesquero Ahuashiyacu, Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción, San Martín, Peru
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- Laboratory of Parasitology in Wildlife and Zoonoses, Faculty of Biological Sciences, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru; Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratory of Parasitology in Wildlife and Zoonoses, Faculty of Biological Sciences, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru; Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Setor de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Setor de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Animales-GRICA, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia.
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Silva ALDS, Cohen SC, dos Santos-Clapp MD, Brasil-Sato MC, da Costa AP, Justo MCN. Two new species of Anacanthorus (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing serrasalmid fish in Brazil. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA 2024; 33:e017623. [PMID: 38198363 PMCID: PMC10782505 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612024007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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During studies on fish parasites, two new species of Anacanthorus were found parasitizing serrasalmid fishes, Anacanthorus simpliciphallus sp. n. from the hybrid Piaractus mesopotamicus x Piaractus brachypomus and Anacanthorus brandtii sp. n. from Serrasalmus brandtii. Anacanthorus simpliciphallus sp. n. resembles Anacanthorus reginae in the morphology of the male copulatory organ (MCO) and accessory piece but differs from A. reginae in terms of the smaller size of the accessory piece, which corresponds approximately half the size of the MCO and by the presence of a conspicuous metraterm, with a membranous terminal region. Anacanthorus brandtii sp. n. differs from Anacanthorus scapanus by the expansion of the accessory piece, from Anacanthorus jegui by the ratio MCO (male copulatory organ) /AP (accessory piece) and by the expansion of hook shank, from Anacanthorus sciponophallus and A. reginae by the ratio MCO/AP. Anacanthorus brandtii sp. n. can be distinguished from A. reginae and A. simpliciphallus sp.n. by the size of hooks which is similar in A. reginae and A. simpliciphallus sp. n. and dissimilar in A. brandtii sp. n. The two new species also differ from each other by the expansion of shank.
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- Augusto Leandro de Sousa Silva
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Laboratório de Multiusuários em Pesquisa da Pós-graduação – LAMP, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luis, MA, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Biologia e Ecologia de Parasitos, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro – UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Biologia e Ecologia de Parasitos, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro – UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Parasitologia e Doenças Parasitárias dos Animais – LPDPA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA, São Luís, MA, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Osaki-Pereira MM, Narciso RB, Vieira DHMD, Müller MI, Ebert MB, da Silva RJ. Molecular phylogeny of two Rhinoxenus species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the nasal cavities of serrasalmids (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from Brazil. Syst Parasitol 2023; 100:521-530. [PMID: 37338662 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10102-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The dactylogyrid genus Rhinoxenus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) is composed of specialized monogeneans infecting the nasal cavities of freshwater fishes from the Neotropical region. This taxon currently comprises 11 species and is easily distinguished from other monogeneans by the absence of the dorsal bar, ventral anchor with inconspicuous roots covered by a sclerotized cap, dorsal anchor greatly modified into a needle-like shape, and hook pair 2 located into bilateral lobes of the trunk. Specimens of Rhinoxenus euryxenus and Rhinoxenus paranaensis were found infecting the nasal cavities of Serrasalmus marginatus and Serrasalmus maculatus, respectively, from the Paraná River basin in Brazil. For the first time, molecular data of Rhinoxenus spp. were obtained and used as a basis for phylogenetic analyses of the genus. Furthermore, our findings represent the first record of R. paranaensis in Brazil.
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- Melissa Miyuki Osaki-Pereira
- Institute of Biosciences, Division of Parasitology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-689, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biosciences, Division of Parasitology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Professor Arthur Riedel, 275, Jardim Eldorado, Diadema, São Paulo, 09972-270, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Division of Parasitology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Division of Parasitology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-689, Brazil
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Kmentová N, Cruz-Laufer AJ, Pariselle A, Smeets K, Artois T, Vanhove MPM. Dactylogyridae 2022: a meta-analysis of phylogenetic studies and generic diagnoses of parasitic flatworms using published genetic and morphological data. Int J Parasitol 2022; 52:427-457. [PMID: 35245493 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Dactylogyridae is one of the most studied families of parasitic flatworms with more than 1000 species and 166 genera described to date including ecto- and endoparasites. Dactylogyrid monogeneans were suggested as model organisms for host-parasite macroevolutionary and biogeographical studies due to the scientific and economic importance of some of their host lineages. Consequently, an array of phylogenetic research into different dactylogyrid lineages has been produced over the past years but the last family-wide study was published 16 years ago. Here, we provide a meta-analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of Dactylogyridae including representatives of all genera with available molecular data (n=67). First, we investigate the systematic informativeness of morphological characters widely used to diagnose dactylogyrid genera through a parsimony analysis of the characters, character mapping, and phylogenetic comparative methods. Second, we provide an overview of the current state of the systematics of the family and its subfamilies, and summarise potentially poly- and paraphyletic genera. Third, we elaborate on the implications of taxonomic, citation, and confirmation bias in past studies. Fourth, we discuss host range, biogeographical, and freshwater-marine patterns. We found two well-supported macroclades which we assigned to the subfamilies Dactylogyrinae and Ancyrocephalinae. These subfamilies further include 16 well-supported clades with only a few synapomorphies that could be deduced from generic diagnoses in the literature. Furthermore, few morphological characters considered systematically informative at the genus level display a strong phylogenetic signal. However, the parsimony analysis suggests that these characters provide little information on the relationships between genera. We conclude that a strong taxonomic bias and low coverage of DNA sequences and regions limit knowledge on morphological and biogeographical evolutionary patterns that can be inferred from these results. We propose addressing potential citation and confirmation biases through a 'level playing field' multiple sequence alignment as provided by this study.
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- Nikol Kmentová
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic; Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UHasselt - Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UHasselt - Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- ISEM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, IRD, Montpellier, France; Laboratory "Biodiversity, Ecology and Genome", Mohammed V University in Rabat, Faculty of Sciences, 4 avenue Ibn Batouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UHasselt - Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UHasselt - Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic; Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UHasselt - Hasselt University, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Miguel BDS, Franceschini L, Manoel LDO, Kliemann BCK, Delariva RL, Ramos IP. Parasites and diet of Serrasalmus maculatus in a hydroelectric reservoir in Brazil. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA = BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY : ORGAO OFICIAL DO COLEGIO BRASILEIRO DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA 2022; 31:e019221. [PMID: 35319568 PMCID: PMC9901884 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612022013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Serrasalmus maculatus is a species of piranha which, despite being abundant in a reservoir environment, has few studies related to its parasitological and diet aspects. Thus, we aimed to document the parasitic fauna and diet of the S. maculatus in a hydroelectric reservoir in Brazil. In addition, we perform two literature reviews for the Neotropical region, recording the parasitic fauna already associated with S. maculatus and the occurrence of parasite genera identified in this study parasitizing Characiformes from other aquatic systems. Thirty-one hosts were collected with gillnets, from August 2014 to September 2016. Serrasalmus maculatus had a piscivorous feeding habit and a low richness parasitic component community, including two taxa of monogeneans, Anacanthorus lepyrophallus and Mymarothecium sp.; no endohelminths were observed. Data from the literature review, together with the findings of the study, showed that S. maculatus in the Neotropical region harbors 25 helminth taxa, with the monogenean being the most prevalent parasitic group and Brazil is the country with the most reports of the parasitic genera. These findings provide information on the relationships between diet, social behavior, and parasitic fauna of S. maculatus and on the patterns of distribution and infection of the observed parasite rates.
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- Bianca da Silva Miguel
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.,Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brasil
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Morey GAM, Sol LGS, Cachique JCZ. New species and records of Anacanthorus (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of Brycon amazonicus (Characiformes: Bryconidae) in the Peruvian Amazon. Syst Parasitol 2021; 98:85-97. [PMID: 33686564 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-021-09962-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Five species belonging to Anacanthorus Mizelle & Price, 1965 were found parasitizing the gills of Brycon amazonicus (Agassiz) collected in the Peruvian Amazon: A. spiralocirrus Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1979, A. femoris n. sp., A. kukamensis n. sp., A. rarus n. sp. and A. sabaloi n. sp. Anacanthorus femoris n. sp. presents a membranous accessory piece with flared tip, hooks with proximal bulbous base containing 1 translucent region; A. kukamensis n. sp. presents an accessory piece with two branches, one with can-opener-shaped termination and the other with denticles in the lateral margin and at both ends of the distal portion, hooks with expanded proximal bulbous base with central and elliptical translucent region; A. rarus n. sp. presents a MCO as a long sclerotized tube, slightly sinuous, with folds in its middle region, with proximal region with circular opening and distal region with rough termination. The accessory piece is small and curved, hooks with expanded proximal bulbous base with central, elliptical translucent region, elongate shank, truncate thumb, slightly curved shaft and inconspicuous point; in A. sabaloi n. sp. the MCO is a long sclerotized reflexive tube, with membranous appearance from its middle part towards the end, with distal and proximal end with an inwardly directed fold, the accessory piece is a membranous sheath that envelops the MCO just before the reflection zone. The four new species found in this study are the second records of species of Anacanthorus described from a fish host from the Peruvian Amazon.
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- Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey
- Laboratorio de Parasitología y Sanidad Acuícola, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana, Av. José A. Quiñones, Km 2.5 - San Juan Bautista, Iquitos, 0784, Loreto, Peru.
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- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Sargento Lores 385, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología y Sanidad Acuícola, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana, Av. José A. Quiñones, Km 2.5 - San Juan Bautista, Iquitos, 0784, Loreto, Peru
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Three new species of Anacanthorus Mizelle & Price, 1965 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Markiana nigripinnis Perugia (Actinopterygii: Characidae) in Pantanal wetlands, Brazil. Syst Parasitol 2020; 97:661-667. [PMID: 32949340 DOI: 10.1007/s11230-020-09935-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Three monogenean species, Anacanthorus luquei n. sp., A. scholzi n. sp. and A. cohenae n. sp. are described from the gills of the tetra fish Markiana nigripinnis (Perugia) (Characidae), collected in the Pantanal wetlands, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Among other differences, Anacanthorus luquei n. sp. differs from the most morphologically similar species, based on the structure of the accessory piece as follows: branches with smooth margins (vs with irregular margins in A. cuticulovaginus), without pointed projections at distal end (vs with projections in A. dipelecinus) and with 2 branches (vs 3 in A. quinqueramus). Anacanthorus scholzi n. sp. is most morphologically similar to A. luquei n. sp., differing from it because one of the branches of the accessory piece is bifurcated at the distal portion. Anacanthorus cohenae n. sp. can be differentiated from the congeners based on the combination of the following features: MCO cylindrical and robust with sclerotised flanges on the extremities, accessory piece V-shaped, bearing two branches similar in length and with blunt distal ends, and hooks with a proximal bulb. This is the first parasitological study on M. nigripinnis and, currently, Anacanthorus allocates 88 species infesting characiform fishes in the Neotropical region, including the three new species described here.
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Moreira J, Luque JL, Šimková A. The phylogenetic position of Anacanthorus (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing Brazilian serrasalmids (Characiformes). Parasite 2019; 26:44. [PMID: 31335315 PMCID: PMC6650203 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2019045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Anacanthorus (Anacanthorinae) is one of the most speciose and common genera of neotropical monogeneans, yet there are still many gaps in our knowledge concerning their diversity and phylogeny. We performed phylogenetic analyses of molecular sequences in order to investigate the phylogenetic position within the Dactylogyridae of Anacanthorus spp. infesting serrasalmids from two Brazilian river basins. Sequences of partial 28S rDNA obtained for nine species of Anacanthorus and Mymarothecium viatorum parasitizing serrasalmids and the published sequences of other members of the Dactylogyridae were included in the phylogenetic reconstruction. Phylogenetic analyses supported the monophyly of anacanthorine monogeneans. The Anacanthorinae (represented in this study by Anacanthorus spp.) formed a monophyletic group included in a large clade together with a group of solely freshwater Ancyrocephalinae and species of the Ancylodiscoidinae. Mymarothecium viatorum (Ancyrocephalinae) was placed within the clade of freshwater Ancyrocephalinae. The phylogenetic analyses indicated that the relationships among species of Anacanthorus reflect those of their serrasalmid hosts: the first subgroup includes a species specific to hosts assigned to Piaractus, a member of the "pacus" lineage; the second subgroup includes a species parasitizing the "Myleus-like pacus" lineage; and the third subgroup includes species parasitizing the lineage of the "true piranhas". We suggest that Anacanthorus and their serrasalmid hosts can be considered a useful model to assess host-parasite biogeography and coevolution in the neotropics. However, future studies focusing on a wider spectrum of host species and their specific Anacanthorus spp. are needed in order to investigate coevolution in this highly diversified system.
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- Juliana Moreira
- Curso de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro BR 465, Km 7, Caixa Postal 74.540 23890-000 Seropédica RJ Brazil
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- Curso de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro BR 465, Km 7, Caixa Postal 74.540 23890-000 Seropédica RJ Brazil
- Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Caixa Postal 74.540 23851-970 Seropédica RJ Brazil
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Kotlářská 2 Brno 611 37 Czech Republic
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