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Description of a new species of myxobolid parasite, Henneguya pindaibensis n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea), infecting the gills of Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix and Agassiz, 1829) from Brazil

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Author(s):
Ungari, Leticia Pereira [1] ; Vieira, Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias [1] ; de Alcantara, Edna Paulino [1] ; Emmerich, Enzo [1] ; Santos, Andre Luiz Quagliatto [2] ; da Silva, Reinaldo Jose [1] ; O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena [1]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci, DBBVPZ, Sect Parasitol, Rua Prof Doutor Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin 250, BR-18618689 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Fac Med Vet, Lab Ensino & Pesquisa Anim Silvestres, Uberlandia, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Parasitology International; v. 83, AUG 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Myxozoans are microscopic cnidarians that mainly parasitize fishes. The present study aimed to describe a new myxozoan parasite from the gills of Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix and Agassiz, 1829) by morphological and molecular analysis. The fish was collected in 2019 at the Pindaiba River, municipality of Cocalinho, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Whitish and circular plasmodia were found in the primary gill filaments, occupying an intralamellar position, with an average of 0.5 mm in diameter. Henneguya The ` lohan, 1892 myxospores found inside the plasmodia were elongated and ellipsoidal, consisting of two long and elliptical shell valves with two long, tapering caudal appendages. Morphometric measurements revealed a total spore length of 36.1 +/- 2.0 mu m; spore body length of 12.8 +/- 0.5 mu m; spore width of 4.9 +/- 0.3 mu m; tail length of 23.3 +/- 1.6 mu m; capsule length of 7.2 +/- 0.4 mu m; capsule width of 1.5 +/- 0.2 mu m; and 10 coils in the polar filament. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the isolates from this study were grouped into the main-clade of freshwater fishes, within a group of species parasitizing fishes from Brazil. Intergenotypic difference ranged from 23%-25.9% compared with other Brazilian myxozoan isolates. Using molecular and morphological characterization, this parasite was identified as a new species of the genus Henneguya. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/00754-9 - Hemoparasites biodiversity from amphibians and reptiles of Brasil
Grantee:Letícia Pereira Úngari
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/09623-4 - BIODIVERSITY OF PARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST REGIONS OF BRAZIL
Grantee:Lucia Helena O'Dwyer de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/19060-0 - Systematic and distribution of myxozoans collected in fish from Pardo River, middle Paranapanema River, State of São Paulo
Grantee:Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral