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ArticleParasitology research2016

Morphology, seasonality and phylogeny of Zschokkella trachini n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of greater weever Trachinus draco (L.) from Tunisian waters.

Ramla Azizi, Luis F Rangel, Ricardo Castro, Maria J Santos, Sihem Bahri

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramla AziziResearch Unit of Integrative Biology and Evolutionary and Functional Ecology of Aquatic Systems, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar I 2092, Tunis, Tunisia. ramla_azizichaabani@yahoo.fr.
Luis F RangelLaboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Ricardo CastroLaboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Maria J SantosLaboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Sihem BahriResearch Unit of Integrative Biology and Evolutionary and Functional Ecology of Aquatic Systems, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, El Manar I 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Universidade do Porto · PTTunis El Manar University · TNTunis University · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a new myxosporean species, Zschokkella trachini n. sp., infecting the gallbladder of greater weever Trachinus draco Linnaeus 1758 from Tunisia. This is the first record of Zschokkella species in T. draco. Plasmodia were polysporic producing six to eight mature spores; they were attached to the gallbladder epithelium or free floating in the bile. Mature spores were sub-ovoid in the frontal view, measured 15.2 ± 0.6 (14.4-16.0) μm in length and 9.8 ± 0.7 (9.0-10.8) μm in width. Two equal spherical polar capsules 4.0 ± 0.4 (3.6-4.5) μm in diameter, were located separately at the spore's extremities. The prevalence of infection ranged from 23.5 to 87.7 %. Morphological data and molecular analysis of the small subunit rDNA gene identified this parasite as a new species of Zschokkella. Neighbour joining clustered the parasite in a sub-clade containing other Zschokkella species parasiting the gallbladder of marine fish hosts, located within the coelozoic clade of the major freshwater clade. This is the second Zschokkella species reported from Tunisia.

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AnimalsFish DiseasesGallbladderMyxozoaParasitic Diseases, AnimalPerciformesPhylogenySeasonsSporesTunisiaWaterWaterMorphologyMyxosporeanPhylogenySeasonalityTrachinus dracoTunisiaZschokkella trachini n. sp.

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