Table 2
Comparison of M. arcasii n. sp. and M. duriensis n. sp. to other Myxobolus spp. reported from fishes belonging to closely related genera.
Myxobolus spp. | Hosts and location | Site of infection | SL | SW | ST | PCL | PCW | PTc | Source |
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M. arcasii n. sp. | Achondrostoma arcasii in Portugal | Kidneys and gonads | 9.7 ± 0.5 (9.3–10.7) | 8.1 ± 0.2 (8.0–8.7) | 6.5 ± 0.2 (6.3–6.7) | 3.9 ± 0.3 (3.3–4.3) | 3.0 ± 0.2 (2.7–3.3) | 6–7 | Present study |
M. duriensis n. sp. | Pseudochondrostoma duriense in Portugal | Gills | 13.5 ± 0.3 (13.0–14.0) | 9.0 ± 0.5 (8.0–9.7) | 7.6 ± 0.3 (7.3–8.0) | 4.9 ± 0.3 (4.3–5.3) | 3.4 ± 0.1 (3.3–3.7) | 6 | Present study |
M. albovae Krasilnikova in Shulman, 1966 | Leuciscus baicalensis, and Chondrostoma nasus in the USSR | Gills | 10.5–13.0 | 8.0–9.5 | 6.0–6.5 | 4.8–5.5 | 2.7–3.3 | – | [17, 69] |
M. arrabonensis Cech et al., 2015 | Chondrostoma nasus in Hungary | Gills | 8.7 ± 0.6 (8.4–10.0) | 7.8 ± 0.3 (7.6–8.0) | 5.5 (5.4–5.6) | 4.8 ± 0.4 (4.5–5.9) | 2.9 ± 0.1 (2.7–3.1) | 6 | [8] |
M. bliccae Donec and Tozyyakova, 1984 | Blicca bjoerkna in Ukraine, and other Eurasian cypriniforms, including Chondrostoma nasus in the USSR | Gills | 12.4 ± 0.7 (10.5–14.0) | 10.0 ± 0.7 (9.0–12.0) | 6.6 ± 0.2 (6.0–7.0) | 6.2 ± 0.5 (5.5–7.0) | 3.4 ± 0.3 (3.0–4.0) | 4–5 | [13, 52] |
M. bramae Reuss, 1906 | Abramis brama in Russia, and other Eurasian cypriniforms, including Chondrostoma nasus in the USSR | Gills | 10.0–12.0 | 8.0–10.0 | 4.5–6.5 | 4.0–5.5 | 2.3–3.5 | 4–5 | [17, 25, 59, 69] |
M. chondrostomi Donec, 1962 | Chondrostoma nasus in Ukraine | Muscle | 13.5–17.0 | 10.0–11.7 | – | L 7.0–9.0 | L 4.0–4.5 | – | [17] |
S 5.5–7.2 | S 3.0–3.5 | ||||||||
M. donecae Kashkovski in Shulman, 1966 | Leuciscus leuciscus and L. idus, as well as in Chondrostoma nasus and Tinca tinca in the USSR | Gills, ureter | 10.0–13.0 | 7.4–8.7 | – | L 7.0 | L 3.0 | – | [13, 17] |
S 3.7 | S 2.5 | ||||||||
M. gallaicus Iglesias et al., 2001 | Pseudochondrostoma polylepis in Spain | Gills | 10.0 (8.5–11.0) | 8.8 (8.2–9.5) | 5.7 (5.0–6.0) | 4.9 (4.5–5.5) | 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 7–8 | [32] |
M. impressus Miroshnichenko, 1980 | Barbus barbus and Squalius cephalus in Ukraine. Also, Abramis brama in Hungary, and Pseudochondrostoma polylepis in Spain | Fins, gills | 10.5–13.7 | 9.2–11.0 | 6.0–7.5 | 5.5–6.8 | 2.8–4.0 | – | [17, 32, 59] |
M. leuciscini González-Lanza and Alvarez-Pellitero, 1985a | Squalius cephalus in Hungary and probably Spain, and possibly in Achondrostoma arcasii and Pseudochondrostoma polylepis in Spain | Gills | 10.5 ± 0.2 (10.0–11.5) | 9.0 ± 0.2 (8.5–9.5) | 6.3 ± 0.2 (6.0–6.5) | 5.3 ± 0.2 (4.0–6.0) | 2.9 ± 0.1 (2.5–3.2) | 6–8 | [25, 32, 58] |
M. lobatus (Nemeczek, 1911) Landsberg and Lom, 1991 | Leuciscus leuciscus and L. aspius in Germany, and also Chondrostoma nasus in the USSR | Gills | 12.6 | 8.2 | – | 4.2 | – | – | [17, 69] |
M. macrocapsularis Reuss, 1906 | Blicca bjoerkna in France, and other Eurasian cypriniforms, including Chondrostoma nasus in the USSR | Gills | 13.6 ± 0.9 (12.0–16.0) | 9.7 ± 0.7 (8.0–11.0) | 6.2 ± 0.2 (6.0–6.5) | 7.3 ± 0.6 (6.5–9.0) | 3.4 ± 0.3 (3.0–4.0) | 7 | [13, 41, 43, 52] |
M. muelleri Bütschli, 1882b | Squalius cephalus, and possibly in other Eurasian cypriniforms, including Achondrostoma arcasii and Pseudochondrostoma polylepis in Spain | Gills | 9.8 ± 0.2 (9.5–10.0) | 7.5 ± 0.2 (7.5–8.0) | 5.2 ± 0.2 (5.0–5.5) | 4.6 ± 0.5 (4.0–5.0) | 3.6 ± 0.5 (3.0–4.0) | 5–6 | [17, 25, 33, 36, 41, 57] |
M. paksensis Cech et al., 2015 | Chondrostoma nasus in Hungary | Swimbladder | 14.8 ± 0.6 (14.4–15.2) | 11.0 ± 0.7 (10.4–12.0) | 8.7 (8.4–9.2) | 7.0 ± 0.4 (6.8–7.6) | 4.3 ± 0.2 (4.0–4.6) | 6 | [8] |
M. pseudodispar Gorbunova, 1936 | Rutilus rutilus, and several other Eurasian cypriniforms, including Achondrostoma arcasii and Pseudochondrostoma polylepis in Portugal and Spain | Muscle, gills, kidney, urinary ducts, liver, spleen | 10–12 | 7.0–9.5 | 5.3–6.0 | L 4.5–6.2 | L 3.0–3.7 | – | [10, 17, 25] |
S 3.9–5.0 | S 2.7–3.0 | ||||||||
M. szentendrensis Cech et al., 2015 | Chondrostoma nasus in Hungary | Gills | 9.2 ± 0.3 (8.8–9.6) | 7.9 ± 0.7 (7.6–8.0) | 6.7 (6.4–7.1) | 5.3 ± 0.3 (4.8–5.6) | 3.0 ± 0.2 (2.8–3.2) | 6 | [8] |
SL, myxospore length; SW, myxospore width; ST, myxospore thickness; PCL, polar capsule length; PCW, polar capsule width; PTc, number of polar tubule coils; S, smaller; L, larger.
Measurements from infections in the type host are given in μm, as M ± SD (range) (when available).
Measurements from the original description in Squalius cephalus, since M. leuciscini was morphologically and molecularly re-described from this fish host in Hungary [58].
Data from the morphological re-description and molecular identification of the parasite from its original site of infection and host species in Hungary [57].
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