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Host-Parasite Interaction and Phylogenetic of a New Cnidarian Myxosporean (Endocnidozoa: Myxobolidae) Infecting a Valuative Commercialized Ornamental Fish from Pantanal Wetland Biome, Brazil.


ABSTRACT: Myxozoans are a diverse group of parasitic cnidarians of wide distribution. A new species, Myxobolus matogrossoensis n. sp., is herein described infecting wild specimens of tetra mato-grosso Hyphessobrycon eques, caught in the Pantanal biome, the world's largest tropical wetland area. Cysts were found in 3 of the 30 examined fishes. Mature myxospores were ovoid in shape in frontal and measured 6.6 ± 0.4 µm (6.2-7.0 µm) in length and 3.5 ± 0.2 µm (3.3-3.7 µm) in width. The two polar capsules were elongated in shape, equal in size and occupying almost half of the myxospore body. They measured 3.3 ± 0.2 µm (3.1-3.5 µm) in length and 1.8 ± 0.1 µm (1.7-1.9 µm) in width. The polar tubules presented three to four turns. Phylogenetic analysis placed the new species within a clade containing myxobolid species from South American characiforms fish and appears as a close species of Myxobolus piraputangae and Myxobolus umidus. Nevertheless, the sequences of the new species and P. umidus and P. piraputangae have a large genetic divergence of 12 and 12.2% in their 18S rDNA gene, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a Myxobolus species parasitizing the tetra fish mato-grosso, thus increasing our knowledge of cnidarian myxosporean diversity from South America.

SUBMITTER: Mathews PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9607115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Host-Parasite Interaction and Phylogenetic of a New Cnidarian <i>Myxosporean</i> (Endocnidozoa: Myxobolidae) Infecting a Valuative Commercialized Ornamental Fish from Pantanal Wetland Biome, Brazil.

Mathews Patrick D PD   Mertins Omar O   Flores-Gonzales Anai P P APP   Espinoza Luis L LL   Aguiar Julio C JC   Milanin Tiago T  

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 20220929 10


Myxozoans are a diverse group of parasitic cnidarians of wide distribution. A new species, <i>Myxobolus matogrossoensis</i> n. sp., is herein described infecting wild specimens of tetra mato-grosso <i>Hyphessobrycon eques</i>, caught in the Pantanal biome, the world's largest tropical wetland area. Cysts were found in 3 of the 30 examined fishes. Mature myxospores were ovoid in shape in frontal and measured 6.6 ± 0.4 µm (6.2-7.0 µm) in length and 3.5 ± 0.2 µm (3.3-3.7 µm) in width. The two polar  ...[more]

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