Taxonomy and molecular systematic of Monogenoidea (Platyhelminthes: Cercomeromorpha) parasites of four fish species of the family Pimelodidae (Siluriformes)from the Tapajós River, PA

• Grant number: 13/20770-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2014
• End date: August 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Fishery Resources and Fishery Engineering - Inland Water Fishery Resources
• Principal Investigator: Edson Aparecido Adriano
• Grantee: Julio Cesar Cenci de Aguiar
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The proper cataloging of biodiversity has been considered an important element for the development of conservation policies. Therefore it is essential to increase our knowledge of the biodiversity of areas subject to environmental impacts. The Tapajós River and its tributaries have been under severe pressure due to the development needs of the country. However little is known about the biodiversity of monogenoideans parasites of fishes in this ecosystem. Monogenoidea corresponds to a specious group of worms flatworms, whose knowledge about their diversity in the Neotropics until the 60 was generated by analyzes of fish kept in aquariums of museums, especially in the United States. However, the documentation of the richness of this group has intensified in South America and, the recent descriptions of dactylogyrideans parasites of fishes of the family Pimelodidae have contributed to this. In South America are recognized 41 species of dactylogyrideans parasites of pimelodids, 15 of them in the Amazon basin. However, in the Tapajós River, Pará, neither species of this group was recorded. Considering the rich fauna of pimelodids (110 species), plus the fact that more than 75% of these hosts have not yet been examined for dactylogyrideans, it is assumed that there are unknown lineages of Monogenoidea and species to be described and cataloged in this region. Thus, focusing the studies on this host-parasite system, can provide a basis for future biogeographic studies and co-evolutives, which can support conservation actions. Although the morphological and molecular phylogenetic studies challenge the monophyly of subfamilies of Dactylogyridae, there is a consensus in the scientific community regarding the monophyly and diversity of this family. Nevertheless molecular studies were performed with terminals from other continents. Therefore, an approach inserting Brazilian species of Dactylogyridae and Ancyrocephalinae will fill an important gap to complement the studies, besides allowing to show the richness of this system with a clear circumscription of the groups. This project aims to inventory the fauna of Dactylogyridae parasites of four species of fish pimelodids from Tapajós River, PA, and propose a hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships for these species of parasites, based on the sequencing of fragments of the genes 18S rDNA, 28S rDNA and ITS1.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

AGUIAR, JULIO C.; ADRIANO, EDSON A.; MATHEWS, PATRICK D.. Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new Myxidium species (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the farmed turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Parasitology International, v. 66, n. 1, p. 825-830, FEB 2017. (13/14656-5, 13/21374-6, 13/20770-5)

CENCI DE AGUIAR, JULIO CESAR; FRANCO BUENO, GLAUCO BAPTISTA; CURSINO DOS SANTOS, SONIA MARIA; ADRIANO, EDSON APARECIDO. Descrição taxonômica complementar de Demidospermus pinirampi (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae), com registro de um novo hospedeiro e ampliação de sua área de distribuição. Acta Amazonica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 355-358, OCT-DEC 2017. (13/20770-5, 13/21374-6)

AGUIAR, JULIO C.; MAIA, ANTONIO A. M.; SILVA, MARCIA R. M.; CECCARELLI, PAULO S.; DOMINGUES, MARCUS V.; ADRIANO, EDSON A.. An integrative taxonomic study of Pavanelliella spp. (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) with the description of a new species from the nasal cavities of an Amazon pimelodid catfish. Parasitology International, v. 66, n. 6, p. 777-788, DEC 2017. (13/21374-6, 13/20770-5)

DE AGUIAR, JULIO CESAR CENCI; DOMINGUES, MARCUS VINICIUS; SILVA, WILLIAN; CECCARELLI, PAULO SERGIO; ADRIANO, EDSON APARECIDO; SOARES, GEUSIVAM BARBOSA. orphology and molecular phylogeny of Pauciconfibuloides amazonica gen. n. sp. n. (Platyhelminthes, Monogenoidea) parasitizing the Amazonian croaker Plagioscion squamosissimu. Parasitology International, v. 87, APR 2022. (13/21374-6, 16/22047-7, 17/17531-0, 13/20770-5)

AGUIAR, JULIO C.; ROSIM, DANIELE F.; SANTOS, SONIA M. C.; LUQUE, JOSE L.; CECCARELLI, PAULO S.; ADRIANO, EDSON A.; TAVARES, LUIZ E. R.. A new species of Argulus (Crustacea, Branchiura, Argulidae) from the skin of catfish, with new records of branchiurans from wild fish in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland. Zootaxa, v. 4320, n. 3, p. 447-469, SEP 18 2017. (13/20770-5)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

AGUIAR, Julio Cesar Cenci de. Systematics of dactylogyrids (Platyhelminthes, Monogenoidea) parasites of fishes of the family Pimelodidae from the Amazon and Parana rivers basins, Brazil. 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia Campinas, SP.