Title
Calicotyle hydrolagi n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) infecting the deep-sea Eastern Pacific black ghost shark Hydrolagus melanophasma from the Atacama Trench, with comments on host specificity of Calicotyle spp.
Date Issued
01 April 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Sepulveda F.A.
Droguet F.
Escribano R.
Oliva M.E.
Universidad de Antofagasta
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Abstract
We describe Calicotyle hydrolagi n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) infecting the cloaca of deep-water Eastern Pacific black ghost sharks, Hydrolagus melanophasma captured as bycatch at a local fishery for Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides, (Nototheniidae) in the Atacama Trench using morphological and nucleotide (LSU rRNA and SSU rRNA) data. This new species is differentiated from its congeners by a number of characters, including the absence of a cecal diverticula, the size and shape of the male copulatory organ and the shape of the vagina, as well as by differences in molecular data (SSU rRNA and LSU rRNA). The suitability of some sclerotized structures such as the male copulatory organ (MCO) as a taxonomic character is discussed; specifically, we found that the relationship between MCO and total length exhibit different trends in members of Calicotyle isolated from sharks, skates and chimaeras. Additional efforts to obtain sample of Calicotyle species and further molecular studies based on ribosomal and mitochondrial genes are necessary to clarify the degree of host specificity in this genus. Additionally, this is the first report of a member of Calicotyle to be reported in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Volume
75
Number
102025
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85077434170
PubMed ID
Source
Parasitology International
ISSN of the container
13835769
Sponsor(s)
We appreciate the support of the crew of the fishing boat “Doña Bella” and its Captain, Mr. Dani Manso, who kindly provided the specimens of Hydrolagus melanophasma that were included in this study. This research was funded by Grant FONDECYT 1140173 and MINEDUC-UA project, code ANT 1855 (MEO), Grant 5303 “ Programa Semilleros de Investigación ” DGI-Universidad de Antofagasta (FAS) and additional support was provided by the Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO) , IC120019 . Two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments on an early draft of this manuscript. Special thanks to Dr. Kazuo Ogawa (Meguro Parasitological Museum - Tokyo), who kindly provided the picture of Calicotyle japonica. Appendix A We appreciate the support of the crew of the fishing boat ?Do?a Bella? and its Captain, Mr. Dani Manso, who kindly provided the specimens of Hydrolagus melanophasma that were included in this study. This research was funded by Grant FONDECYT1140173 and MINEDUC-UA project, code ANT 1855 (MEO), Grant 5303 ?Programa Semilleros de Investigaci?n? DGI-Universidad de Antofagasta (FAS) and additional support was provided by the Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO), IC120019. Two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments on an early draft of this manuscript. Special thanks to Dr. Kazuo Ogawa (Meguro Parasitological Museum - Tokyo), who kindly provided the picture of Calicotyle japonica.
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