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Parasite
Volume 29, 2022
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Article Number | 44 | |
Number of page(s) | 17 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2022044 | |
Published online | 07 October 2022 |
Research Article
Digenean trematodes infecting the frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Scombriformes, Scombridae) off the Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil, including molecular data
Trématodes Digènes infectant l’auxide Auxis thazard (Scombriformes, Scombridae) au large de la côte de Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, avec des données moléculaires
1
Institute of Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, 08412
Vilnius, Lithuania
2
Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465 km 7, 23890-000
Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Uiversidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses 1966, 65080-805
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
* Corresponding author: camilaspantoja@yahoo.com.br
Received:
13
June
2022
Accepted:
7
September
2022
Although some parasitological efforts have focused on the frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepède) (Scombriformes, Scombridae) in Brazil, its digenean fauna remains poorly known. Combining morphological and molecular methods, we investigated the diversity of digenean trematodes of A. thazard collected from the coastal waters off the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021. Six species belonging to four families were recorded: the bucephalid Rhipidocotyle cf. angusticolle Chandler, 1941, the didymozoid Didymocystis sp. 6 sensu Louvard et al. (2022), the fellodistomid Tergestia sp., and three hemiurids, Dinurus euthynni Yamaguti, 1934, Lecithochirium floridense (Manter, 1934), and L. synodi Manter, 1931. The current study brings the total number of digenean trematode species parasitising A. thazard in Brazil up to eight, with hemiuroid trematodes being most diverse. Auxis thazard is a new host record for L. floridense, L. synodi and potentially for R. angusticolle. The geographic distribution of several species found in our study appeared to be wider than previously known. Our study is the first to apply a DNA-based approach to digenean diversity in marine fishes in Brazil and we believe that both morphological descriptions and molecular sequence data provided in our study will aid future research assessing the diversity of digenean trematodes of A. thazard and other marine fishes in Brazil.
Résumé
Bien que certains efforts parasitologiques aient porté sur l’auxide Auxis thazard (Lacepède) (Scombriformes : Scombridae) au Brésil, la faune de ses digènes reste mal connue. En combinant des méthodes morphologiques et moléculaires, nous avons étudié la diversité des trématodes digènes d’A. thazard collectés dans les eaux côtières au large de l’État de Rio de Janeiro, Brésil en 2021. Six espèces appartenant à quatre familles ont été répertoriées : le Bucephalidae Rhipidocotyle cf. angusticolle Chandler, 1941, le Didymozoidae Didymocystis sp. 6 sensu Louvard et al. (2022), le Fellodistomidae Tergestia sp., et trois Hemiuridae, Dinurus euthynni Yamaguti, 1934, Lecithochirium floridense (Manter, 1934) et L. synodi Manter, 1931. L’étude actuelle porte le nombre total d’espèces de trématodes digènes parasitant A. thazard au Brésil à huit, les Hemiuroidea étant les plus diversifiés. Auxis thazard est un nouveau signalement d’hôte pour L. floridense, L. synodi et potentiellement R. angusticolle. La répartition géographique de plusieurs espèces trouvées dans notre étude semble être plus large que ce que nous savions auparavant. Notre étude est la première à appliquer une approche basée sur l’ADN à la diversité des digènes chez les poissons marins au Brésil et nous pensons que les descriptions morphologiques et les données de séquence moléculaire fournies dans notre étude aideront les recherches futures évaluant la diversité des trématodes digènes d’A. thazard et d’autres poissons marins du Brésil.
Key words: Bucephalidae / Didymozoidae / Fellodistomidae / Hemiuridae / Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA / Southwestern Atlantic
© C. Pantoja et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2022
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