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- Title
First report of Myxobolus episquamalis Egusa, Maeno & Sorimachi, 1990 (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) in Lebranche mullet Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 (Teleostei: Mugiliformes) from Neotropical region.
- Authors
Duarte, Rayane; Martinatti, Bruna Reich; de Oliveira, Águida Aparecida; Genovez-Oliveira, Jhon Lennon; de Lima, Viviane Moreira; de Almeida Tubino, Rafael; Berto, Bruno Pereira; Santos-Clapp, Michelle Daniele
- Abstract
In the current study, Myxobolus episquamalis Egusa, Maeno & Sorimachi, 1990 (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) is reported from the Lebranche mullet Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 in the estuarine region of the Maricá Lagoon, State of the Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. To date, this myxozoan species was reported in mullets from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The characteristics of M. episquamalis previously reported are similar to the findings of the present study. DNA sequences of the nuclear small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) had 99.7–100% similarity with the sequences of M. episquamalis from North Africa and Asia. Therefore, strong morphological and molecular similarities ensure the identification of M. episquamalis in the current study. Finally, this finding records a new host and locality, revealing the worldwide distribution of this myxozoan species.
- Subjects
RIBOSOMAL DNA; MYXOZOA; OSTEICHTHYES; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; NUCLEAR DNA; RECOMBINANT DNA
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2020, Vol 119, Issue 11, p3869
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-020-06803-3