František Moravec, Lauren N. Dykman, Deidric B. Davis
{"title":"Three new species of Ascarophis van Beneden, 1871 (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vent fishes of the Pacific Ocean","authors":"František Moravec, Lauren N. Dykman, Deidric B. Davis","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10130-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-023-10130-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Examinations of some deep-sea hydrothermal vent fishes from the western and eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean revealed the presence of three new species of <i>Ascarophis</i> van Beneden, 1871 (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), all gastrointestinal parasites, namely: <i>A</i>. <i>justinei</i> <b>n. sp.</b> from <i>Thermarces cerberus</i> Rosenblatt & Cohen (type host) and <i>Thermichthys hollisi</i> Cohen, Rosemblatt & Moser (both Zoarcidae, Perciformes) and <i>A</i>. <i>globuligera</i> <b>n. sp.</b> from <i>T</i>. <i>cerberus</i> from the Northern East Pacific Rise, and <i>A</i>. <i>monofilamentosa</i> <b>n. sp.</b> from <i>Pyrolicus manusanus</i> Machida & Hashimoto (Zoarcidae, Perciformes) from the Manus Basin near Papua New Guinea. Specimens are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopical examinations. In addition to other morphological differences, all the three new species differ from each other by the structure of eggs: eggs bearing a lateral superficial swelling (<i>A</i>. <i>globuligera</i> <b>n. sp.</b>), eggs with one conspicuously long filament on one pole (<i>A</i>. <i>monofilamentosa</i> <b>n. sp.</b>) and eggs smooth, without any filaments or swellings (<i>A</i>. <i>justinei</i> <b>n. sp.</b>). The egg morphology of the two first-named species is unique within all species of <i>Ascarophis</i>, which indicates that all the three newly described species of <i>Ascarophis</i> are probably endemic to the respective hydrothermal vents as their fish hosts.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138714924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wilson I. Moguel-Chin, Jesús Alonso Panti-May, Brenda Atziri García-García, David I. Hernández-Mena
{"title":"Description of new species of Trematoda from bats of Southeastern Mexico and a new classification for Brachylecithum rileyi n. comb. (Dicrocoeliidae)","authors":"Wilson I. Moguel-Chin, Jesús Alonso Panti-May, Brenda Atziri García-García, David I. Hernández-Mena","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10127-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-023-10127-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To date, 23 species of trematodes have been reported in bats from Mexico. However, in some regions of Mexico, such as the Yucatan Peninsula, many species of bats do not have helminthological records. Here, we sampled bats in four localities in Southeastern Mexico from April 2017 to February 2022. Parasites were collected from the intestine of four species of bats: <i>Pteronotus fulvus</i>, <i>Eumops nanus</i>, <i>Noctilio leporinus</i> and <i>Nyctinomops laticaudatus</i>. Conventional morphological techniques and molecular tools with the 28S ribosomal gene were used to describe the helminths. We discovered that our parasites represent three new species and a new combination of trematodes. We found that the new species have morphological differences with their congeneric species, and we complement this information whit molecular data. Furthermore, we found morphological and molecular evidence that places <i>Dicrocoelium rileyi</i> within the genus <i>Brachylecithum</i>. This study points out the importance of comparing morphological and phylogenetic information.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138715063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brenda Solórzano-García, Andrés Link Ospina, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
{"title":"Molecular data aids pinworm diagnosis in night monkeys (Aotus spp., Primates: Aotidae) with the resurrection of a Trypanoxyuris species (Nematoda: Oxyuridae)","authors":"Brenda Solórzano-García, Andrés Link Ospina, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10134-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-023-10134-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neotropical primates (Platyrrhines) are commonly parasitized by pinworm nematodes of the genus <i>Trypanoxyuris</i> Vevers, 1923. The taxonomic identity of <i>Trypanoxyuris</i> sampled in night monkeys (<i>Aotus</i> Iliger) has been rather controversial. Two species have been described, namely <i>T. microon</i> (Linstow, 1907) and <i>T. interlabiata</i> (Sandosham, 1950). The latter was synonymized with <i>T. microon</i> considering that the observed morphological differences corresponded to different developmental stages of the nematode rather than to differences between both species. Here, we used an integrative taxonomy approach, based on morphological and molecular data along with host identity, in order to assess the validity of both species. Our results evidenced that these different morphotypes correspond to different and reciprocally monophyletic groups; thus, we propose the resurrection of <i>T. interlabiata</i>. We redescribe both pinworm species using specimens sampled in <i>Aotus</i> monkeys from Colombia and discuss the advantages of combining molecular and morphological data to uncover pinworm diversity, and to understand the potential forces determining the diversification process in pinworms from platyrrhine primates.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138714910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-16DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10116-1
Russell Q-Y Yong, Storm B Martin, Nico J Smit
{"title":"A new species of Siphoderina Manter, 1934 (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) infecting the Dory Snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) from the east coast of South Africa.","authors":"Russell Q-Y Yong, Storm B Martin, Nico J Smit","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10116-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10116-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parasitological assessment of marine fishes at Sodwana Bay in the iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area on the east coast of South Africa revealed a new species of cryptogonimid trematode infecting the pyloric caeca of the Dory Snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål) (Lutjanidae). The new species is morphologically consistent with the concept of the large genus Siphoderina Manter, 1934; its phylogenetic position within this genus was validated through molecular sequencing of the ITS2 and partial 28S ribosomal DNA sub-regions. We name this species Siphoderina nana n. sp. and comment on the current state of understanding for this genus of cryptogonimids.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"673-686"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613151/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41240992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10109-0
Roman Svitin, Yuriy Kuzmin, Florence Harnoster, Teneal Nel, Louis du Preez
{"title":"Cosmocerca goroensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from South Africa and its phylogenetic relationships with other cosmocercids based on partial 28S sequences.","authors":"Roman Svitin, Yuriy Kuzmin, Florence Harnoster, Teneal Nel, Louis du Preez","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10109-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10109-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nematodes of the genus Cosmocerca are commonly found in various amphibians in South Africa and in most cases are identified as C. ornata. However, after detailed morphological studies and molecular approaches, three new species of the genus were recently described from three different frogs in South Africa. In present study, we describe another new species - Cosmocerca goroensis parasitising the Northern Pygmy Toad Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti in Soutpansberg mountains, Limpopo province, South Africa. The new species is characterised by prominent sex dimorphism, wide lateral alae, numerous somatic papillae in both sexes, and wide triangularly shaped gubernaculum and simple prominent spicules in males. Cosmocerca goroensis n. sp. distinguished from congeners, previously reported in Southern Africa by the shape of the gubernaculum and arrangement of somatic papillae in males. Morphological differences were confirmed by molecular analysis based on fragments of the 28S gene. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 28S gene fragments, including C. goroensis n. sp. and newly obtained sequence of C. ornata from Pelophylax lessonae from Ukraine, supported previously known data of closer relationships between species of Cosmocerca and Aplectana and more distant with Cosmocercoides spp.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"601-610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10120371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-13DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10107-2
Hassan A Fazaa, František Moravec, Atheer H Ali, Hussein A Saud
{"title":"Two new species of Dichelyne Jägerskiöld, 1902 (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) parasitising marine fishes in Iraq.","authors":"Hassan A Fazaa, František Moravec, Atheer H Ali, Hussein A Saud","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10107-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10107-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent examinations of some marine fishes from off the southern coast of Iraq revealed the presence of two new species of Dichelyne (Dichelyne) Jägerskiöld, 1902 (Nematoda: Cucullanidae), both intestinal parasites, namely: D. (D.) lethrini n. sp. from the smalltooth emperor Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes (Lethrinidae, Acanthuriformes) and D. (D.) iraqiensis n. sp. from the humphead snapper Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier) (Lutjanidae, Acanthuriformes). Specimens are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopical examinations. Dichelyne (D.) lethrini n. sp. is mainly characterised by the length of spicules (522 µm), presence of a dorsal caecum, location of deirids at the level of the posterior end of oesophagus and the post-oesophageal position of the excretory pore, number (10 pairs) and distribution of caudal papillae in the male, and the presence of two minute terminal spines on the female tail tip. Dichelyne (D.) iraqiensis n. sp. differs from the species of the subgenus Dichelyne mainly based on the absence of caudal spines, the presence of a dorsal caecum, the length of spicules (789-884 µm), the location of deirids and the excretory pore approximately at the same level, and the size of eggs (72-78 × 42-51 µm). These new species infecting marine fishes in Iraq represent new geographic records of cucullanids of the subgenus Dichelyne from fishes in marine waters off Iraq.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"579-590"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9829655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-20DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10117-0
Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, Ron Ochoa, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius
{"title":"A new species of Eutrombicula Ewing, 1938 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from the Galápagos Islands, with a checklist of Ecuadorian chiggers.","authors":"Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, Ron Ochoa, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10117-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10117-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies have been carried out on the Ecuadorian chigger fauna. In this study, we are describing a new species of Eutrombicula from the Galápagos Islands. Also, we provide an updated checklist of Ecuadorian and Galápagos Islands chiggers, including a new host association and locality record for Eutrombicula nerudai Stekolnikov and González-Acuña.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"687-695"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-24DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3
Mackenzie C Englert, Steven M Goodman, Dmitry A Apanaskevich
{"title":"Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar.","authors":"Mackenzie C Englert, Steven M Goodman, Dmitry A Apanaskevich","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ixodes (Afrixodes) ambohitantelensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) is described based on females ex endemic shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae) and an introduced rodent (Rodentia: Muridae) from Madagascar. Females of this new species are similar to those of other species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966, known from Madagascar, from which they can be distinguished by the size of scutum, size of scutal setae, shape of alloscutal setae, development of genital apron, size of auriculae, size of anterior angle of basis capituli, size of palpi, dental formula on hypostome, development of syncoxae, and size and development of spurs on coxae I and IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"745-750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49693926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-09-25DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10112-5
Meng-Syun Li
{"title":"Waynella nom. nov. (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), a new replacement name for Rowleyella Lewis, 1971, a junior homonym of Rowleyella Weller, 1911 (Brachiopoda: Meristidae).","authors":"Meng-Syun Li","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10112-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10112-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rowleyella Lewis, 1971, established for a genus of fleas, was found to be a junior homonym of the brachiopod genus Rowleyella Weller, 1911 and is therefore replaced by Waynella nom. nov., a substitute that preserves the meaning of the original name. The four previously included nominal species, viz., Rowleyella arborea Lewis, 1971 (type-species), R. gongshanensis Gong and Duan, 1989, R. nujiangensis Lin and Xie, 1990 and R. fugongensis Gong and Li, 2020, are accordingly now to be called Waynella arborea (Lewis, 1971) n. comb., W. gongshanensis (Gong and Duan, 1989) n. comb., W. nujiangensis (Lin and Xie, 1990) n. comb. and W. fugongensis (Gong and Li, 2020) n. comb., respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"631-632"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Systematic ParasitologyPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-07-30DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10108-1
Yanet Velázquez-Urrieta, María Guadalupe Velarde-Aguilar, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa, Virginia León-Règagnon
{"title":"New species of Foleyellides (Nematoda: Onchocercidae: Waltonellinae), parasite of Lithobates brownorum (Amphibia: Ranidae) from South-eastern Mexico and genetic barcodes of the Mexican species of the genus.","authors":"Yanet Velázquez-Urrieta, María Guadalupe Velarde-Aguilar, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa, Virginia León-Règagnon","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10108-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10108-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Specimens of Foleyellides were collected from the body cavity of frogs in different regions of Mexico; Lithobates brownorum from Yucatán, Quintana Roo and Campeche; L. megapoda from Jalisco and Rhinella marina, from Guerrero. Foleyellides calakmulesis n. sp. is described based on specimens found parasitizing L. brownorum. The new species is distinguished from the other members of the genus by the combination of the following male characters: four pairs of caudal papillae different in size and the presence of a preanal plaque. Partial DNA sequences of the mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase C, subunit I of the four known Mexican species of Foleyellides and two potentially new species collected in this study were generated and compared, validating the erection of the new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"591-599"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613133/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9887734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}