{"title":"A description of a new species of the genus Brachydistomum (Trematode, Dicrocoeliidae) from the Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus (Linnaeus) (Passeriformes) in Japan, with a report on the first intermediate host","authors":"Haruki Furusawa, Tsukasa Waki","doi":"10.1007/s11230-024-10148-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10148-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The trematode <i>Brachydistomum suzume</i> <b>n. sp.</b> (Dicrocoeliidae) was detected in the Eurasian Tree Sparrow <i>Passer montanus</i>, and described as a new species in Japan. This new species can be distinguished from the other members of the genus on the basis of morphological characters of suckers and reproductive organs. A partial sequence of adult mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1 (COI) was used as a DNA barcode, and dicrocoeliid sporocysts and cercariae detected from four camaenid land snail species, <i>Bradybaena pellucida</i>,<i> Brad. similaris</i>, <i>Acusta sieboldiana</i> and <i>Euhadra brandtii</i>, were molecularly identified as the new species. Phylogenetic trees of nuclear 28S ribosomal DNA and COI also showed the new species to be distinct from the other trematode species, including <i>Brachydistomum</i> spp.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"27 17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139901811","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}
Luca Eszter Balog, Mohammed Ahmed, Oleksandr Holovachov
{"title":"Redescription of three pinworms of the genus Cephalobellus Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) from scarab beetle grubs from Hungary.","authors":"Luca Eszter Balog, Mohammed Ahmed, Oleksandr Holovachov","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10124-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10124-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Larvae of European rose chafer Cetonia aurata (Linnaeus, 1758) and cockchafer Melolontha sp. beetles were collected in Hungary for parasitological study. Intestinal examination revealed the presence of three well-known thelastomatid nematodes belonging to the genus Cephalobellus Cobb, 1920. We report for the first-time Cephalobellus cuspidatum (Rudolphi, 1814) Leibersperger, 1960, C. osmodermae Leibersperger, 1960, and C. potosiae Leibersperger, 1960 in Hungary, all found in scarab beetle larvae. Due to incomplete original descriptions, a comprehensive redescription with detailed morphological data is presented. Additionally, an identification key for closely related Cephalobellus, Thelastoma and Severianoia species infesting scarab beetles worldwide is provided. Newly generated 18S and 28S rDNA gene sequences of C. osmodermae place it as one of the early branches within Thelastomatidae.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10874908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139900857","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}
Hoang-Ha Thi Nguyen, Ha Van Nguyen, Hoang Van Hien, Nguyen Ngoc Chinh, Vinh Thi Thanh Truong, Van Van Kim, Truong Dinh Hoai, Phuc Pham Duc, Stephen E Greiman, Hung Manh Nguyen
{"title":"Marine fish parasites in the Cat Ba Archipelago, Vietnam: the results of 2010-2023 field surveys.","authors":"Hoang-Ha Thi Nguyen, Ha Van Nguyen, Hoang Van Hien, Nguyen Ngoc Chinh, Vinh Thi Thanh Truong, Van Van Kim, Truong Dinh Hoai, Phuc Pham Duc, Stephen E Greiman, Hung Manh Nguyen","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10145-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10145-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Between 2010 and 2023, a longitudinal study was undertaken to uncover the diversity of the parasite fauna of marine fishes in the Cat Ba Archipelago, a world biosphere reserve, in Vietnam. A total of 1,042 specimens representing 80 different fish species were collected and examined. Of these, 68 fish species, represented by 994 specimens (95.39%), were infected with parasites. A total of 162 parasitic species were discovered, including 54 trematodes, 37 monogeneans, 27 crustaceans, 15 myxozoans, 10 acanthocephalans, 10 nematodes, 7 cestodes, and 2 hirudineans. Over the course of the survey, twenty new species were described, including 7 acanthocephalans and 13 trematodes. Additionally, twenty species were recorded for the first time from the Cat Ba Archipelago and twenty-two species had new host records reported. The prevalence and mean intensity of parasite infection were found to be unaffected by season. These data on the parasitic fauna of Cat Ba Archipelago not only expand our knowledge of the diversity of Vietnam, but also provide strong baseline data for measuring future change resulting from environmental perturbations.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139731056","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}
Andrés Velázquez-Brito, Luis García-Prieto, Uriel Garduño-Montes de Oca, Víctor Manuel Sosa-Jiménez, Mirna Crizel Vera-Chávez, Virginia León-Règagnon
{"title":"Serpentirhabdias mexicanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), a parasitic lungworm of the nauyaca viper Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae) in the Mexican Neotropics.","authors":"Andrés Velázquez-Brito, Luis García-Prieto, Uriel Garduño-Montes de Oca, Víctor Manuel Sosa-Jiménez, Mirna Crizel Vera-Chávez, Virginia León-Règagnon","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10144-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10144-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serpentirhabdias mexicanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) is described from the lung of the nauyaca viper Bothrops asper in Puebla State, central Mexico. This new species is the fifth of the genus described having onchia. Among the species included in this group, the new species is morphologically closest to S. viperidicus and S. atroxi. However, it differs from both species mainly by having only one excretory gland (compared to two present in S. viperidicus and S. atroxi). In addition, S. mexicanus n. sp. can be separated of S. viperidicus by tail length, shape of vulval lips, geographic distribution and host species and from S. atroxi by body length, number of papillae in the cephalic region, as well as the host species and geographic distribution. In the present study, we propose the new species based on morphological, host spectrum and genetic evidence. Phylogenetic analysis indicated Serpentirhabdias as a monophyletic group, with two subgroups that are congruent with the presence/absence of onchia in the esophagostome, host association and other relevant morphological characters.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10844354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693545","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}
{"title":"Our Experience with Sinonasal Glomangiopericytoma in North India: A Case Series.","authors":"Lohith Banavara Rajanna, Rakesh Datta, Sheetal Raina, Himanshu Chhagan Bayad, Manoj Gopal Madakshira, Kiran Upadhyay, Shailendra Tripathi, Anchita Srivastava, Omvir Singh Chahar, Ombir Singh","doi":"10.1007/s12070-023-04088-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12070-023-04088-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glomangiopericytoma (GPC) is a rare benign sinonasal tumor originating from Zimmerman's Pericytes surrounding capillaries and accounting for less than 0.05% of all sinonasal tumors. Glomangiopericytoma has low malignant potential (5-10%) and is mostly diagnosed in the 6th or 7th decade of age with slight female preponderance. We presented here a case series of 5 patients with sinonasal GPC. This research was conducted at a tertiary healthcare centre in North India. In our case series, all the patients were evaluated and underwent endoscopic surgical resection. All patients underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and preoperative embolization. The coblation technique used for haemostasis proved very effective and time-saving. All patients exhibited cytoplasmic SMA positivity (a marker of GPC) and CD34 negativity, while one patient exhibited a high Ki-67 index (> 10%), which is a predictor of aggressive tumor behavior. None of the patients showed any recurrence in follow-up. We recommend performing complete endoscopic surgical excision to prevent recurrence. The use of DSA, preoperative embolization, and intraoperative use of the coblation technique provides a cleaner surgical field and reduced operating time.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"41 1","pages":"88-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10908769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79112771","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}
{"title":"Two new species of Scyphophyllidium (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from Chaenogaleus macrostoma (Bleeker) (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes) from the Persian Gulf, Iran.","authors":"Hasan Kouchaki Panchah, Mohammad Haseli","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10141-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10141-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new species of Scyphophyllidium Woodland, 1927 are described from the Hooktooth shark, Chaenogaleus macrostoma (Bleeker), from the Persian Gulf, Iran. Scyphophyllidium hormuziense n. sp. is assigned to morphological category 2 of its genus because it possesses bothridial marginal loculi and an apical sucker on each flat bothridium, and lacks bothridial facial loculi. Within category 2, it is distinguished from its congeners, except for S. janineae (Ruhnke, Healy and Shapero, 2006), by possessing, rather than lacking, a prominent cephalic peduncle. It differs from S. janineae in the distribution of the vitelline follicles. Scyphophyllidium iraniense n. sp. is assigned to morphological category 5 because its bothridia are essentially flat and lack proximal apertures, marginal loculi, facial loci and semi-circular muscle bands, and bears weakly serrate gladiate spinitriches on its distal bothridial surfaces. Within its morphological category, the presence of a long cephalic peduncle distinguishes S. iraniense n. sp. from its congeners lacking this structure or possessing a short cephalic peduncle. It further differs from S. arnoldi (Ruhnke and Thompson, 2006) and S. typicum (Subhapradha, 1955) in total length, from S. paulum (Linton, 1897) in lacking a conspicuous band of muscles along the locular periphery of the bothridia, and from S. kirstenae (Ruhnke, Healy and Shapero, 2006) in the distribution of the vitelline follicles. This study brings the number of the valid Scyphophyllidium species of the Persian Gulf to five.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139577075","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}
Celso L Cruces, Luis A Santillán, Jordan F Silvera, Ruperto Severino, Veronica Rubin-de-Celis, Jhon D Chero
{"title":"Two new species of dactylogyrids (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) infecting the gill filaments of fishes in the southern Peruvian Amazon.","authors":"Celso L Cruces, Luis A Santillán, Jordan F Silvera, Ruperto Severino, Veronica Rubin-de-Celis, Jhon D Chero","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10143-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10143-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new dactylogyrid species were found infecting the gill filaments of two freshwater fishes collected in the Amazon River basin around Madre de Dios, Peru, namely, Demidospermus wilveri n. sp. from Loricaria sp. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and Notozothecium agusti n. sp. from Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz) (Characiformes: Bryconidae). Demidospermus wilveri n. sp. is characterized by having the following combination of characteristics: (1) a male copulatory organ (MCO) with 1½ rings and a spoon-shaped distal end, (2) an accessory piece with expanded distal end, (3) dorsal and ventral bars with broadly V-shaped and expanded ends, and (4) hooks similar in size. Notozothecium agusti n. sp. differs from its ten congeners by the following combination of characteristics: (1) a coiled MCO with 1½ rings and a sinuous accessory piece with kidney-shaped distal end, (2) an rod-shaped and straight dorsal bar, (3) and anchors with robust superficial roots. Demidospermus wilveri n. sp. represents the thirty-second species in the genus, the eighth from Peru and the fifth parasitising a loricariid catfish from the Peruvian Amazon. Notozothecium agusti n. sp. is the second species of the genus described in Peru and the first species infecting a bryconid host.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547695","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}
Leopoldo Andrade-Gómez, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
{"title":"Parasaturnius maurepasi n. gen. et n. comb. (Digena: Bunocotylidae) from the stomach of the silver mullet, Mugil curema (Perciformes: Mugilidae) in coastal lagoons of northern Yucatán, Mexico","authors":"Leopoldo Andrade-Gómez, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10142-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-023-10142-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bunocotylid trematodes represent a group of 149 species with a rather complex taxonomic history. The current concept of the subfamily only includes three genera, <i>Bunocotyle</i>, <i>Saturnius</i>, and <i>Robinia</i>. Specimens of a bunocotylid were collected from the silver mullet, <i>M. curema</i>, from a coastal lagoon of Yucatán and identified as belonging to <i>Saturnius</i>. Further detailed morphological study revealed they corresponded to <i>S. maurepasi</i>, a species previously reported from the stripped mullet, <i>Mugil cephalus</i> in Mississippi, USA. Specimens were sequenced for the LSU of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (28S) to test their phylogenetic position. We discovered that they do not belong in <i>Saturnius</i> since they nest as an independent lineage which is the sister taxa of a clade formed by <i>Robinia</i>, and <i>Saturnius</i> + <i>Bunocotyle</i>; additionally, the new genus exhibits high genetic divergence (10-12%) with respect to species allocated in the other bunocotylid genera. The species <i>S. maurepasi</i> was then transferred to the new genus as <i>Parasaturnius maurepasi</i> <b>n. gen., n. comb.</b> that was created to accommodate it, and was redescribed based on newly sampled specimens.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139515016","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}
{"title":"Cestodes of the genus Anthobothrium van Beneden, 1850 in five carcharhinid shark species from the southern waters of Iran, with the description of three new species, new host and locality records, and a key to the species of the genus.","authors":"Shaghayegh Sadeghi Vilni, Mohammad Haseli","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10138-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10138-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Examining the intestinal cestode fauna of the shark species Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller and Henle), C. sorrah (Müller and Henle), C. leucas (Müller and Henle), and Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell) from the Persian Gulf and C. macloti (Müller and Henle) from the Gulf of Oman resulted in the description of three new species of the tetraphyllidean genus Anthobothrium van Beneden, 1850, along with the establishment of new host and locality records. Anthobothrium afsanae sp. nov. and A. barsami sp. nov. were found in C. dussumieri and C. sorrah. Carcharhinus macloti was the additional host of A. barsami and new host record for A. parimae Sadeghi Kamachali and Haseli, 2022, for which a new locality record was established in the Gulf of Oman. Carcharhinus leucas is the type host of A. elenae sp. nov. and a new host record for A. lesteri Williams, Burt and Caira, 2004. A new locality record for A. lesteri is the Persian Gulf, which is far away from the type locality, Australia. Rhizoprionodon acutus is new host record for A. samae Sadeghi Kamachali and Haseli, 2022 and A. shayani Sadeghi Kamachali and Haseli, 2022. With 14 valid species of Anthobothrium and given the relatively uniform morphology of members of this genus, a key to the species of Anthobothrium is presented. The biogeographical distribution and host specificity are also discussed for the species of Anthobothrium.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139472634","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}
Paula Araujo Gonçalves, Fabiano Matos Vieira, Gabriela Felix-Nascimento, Sueli de Souza Lima, Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira
{"title":"Oxysomatium brevispiculum n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) in the Cerrado Biome from Brazil.","authors":"Paula Araujo Gonçalves, Fabiano Matos Vieira, Gabriela Felix-Nascimento, Sueli de Souza Lima, Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira","doi":"10.1007/s11230-023-10129-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11230-023-10129-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, we describe Oxysomatium brevispiculum n. sp. (Ascaridida: Cosmocercidae) parasitizing Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in the municipality of Uberlândia, Cerrado Biome, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Oxysomatium brevispiculum n. sp. differs from its congeners by having shorter spicules and by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae. The males of the new species have a precloacal unpaired papilla and can be easily distinguished from O. caucasicum in which this morphological trait is absent. Oxysomatium brevispiculum n. sp. differs from the other three species of the genus by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae, with 13 pairs + 1 unpaired precloacal papilla, arrangement 8+1:2:3, while O. brevicaudatum has 14-16 pairs +1 unpaired papilla, and 7-9+1:1:6 arrangement, O. petrolinensis has 16 pairs +1 unpaired papilla, and 8+1:1:7 arrangement, and O. dollfusi with 15-16 pairs +1 unpaired papilla, and 8-9+1:1:6 arrangement. Oxysomatium brevispiculum n. sp. is the fifth species of this genus, the second species in a Neotropical host, and the first species of this genus described in amphisbaenid hosts. In addition, the present study provides an identification key for the species of this genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":54436,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Parasitology","volume":"101 2","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418585","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}