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ArticleSystematic parasitology2023

Myxobolus dumerilii sp. n. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) infecting the brain of Chinese longsnout catfish Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker) in China.

Xiaojing Zhao, Liwen Xu, Ren Shisi, Qiang Wei, Qi Yin, Yijing Yang, Jinyong Zhang, Jianguo Xiang, Jianbo Yu, Deliang Li and 1 more

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Xiaojing Zhao *Hunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Liwen Xu *Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
Ren ShisiHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Qiang WeiHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Qi YinHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Yijing YangHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Jinyong ZhangSchool of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Jianguo XiangHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Jianbo YuHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Deliang LiHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Xinhua LiuHunan Engineering Research Center for Utilization of Characteristics of Aquatic Resources, Fisheries College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China. liuxh@hunau.edu.cn.
Hunan Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Fishery Sciences · CNQingdao Agricultural University · CN

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Abstract

During an investigation of Myxobolus diversity in the Chinese longsnout catfish Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker), a new species infecting the intracranial epidermis of the host was discovered. Upon opening the cranial cavity, several round whitish plasmodia measuring 0.55-0.80 mm in diameter were observed. Fresh spores (n= 50) were pyriform in the frontal view and fusiform in the sutural view, with a length of 15.4±0.6 (13.9-16.5) μm, width of 9.1±0.4 (8.3-9.8) μm, and thickness of 7.0±0.4 (6.3-7.9) μm. The spores had smooth shell surfaces and transparent membrane sheaths in the posterior. No folds, intercapsular appendix, and caudal appendages were observed. Two equal polar capsules were pyriform and measured 7.5±0.5 (6.7-8.7) μm in length and 3.2±0.3 (2.5-3.6) μm in width. The polar filaments were coiled with five to six turns and perpendicular to the polar capsule length. A BLAST search indicated M. dumerilii sp. n. was closely related to five Myxobolus species (with sequences similarities ranging from 90.54% to 96.52%) found in different organs of yellow catfish Tachysurus fulvidraco (Richardson), rather than the T. dumerili-infecting species M. branchiola Dong and Zhao, 2014 (with 90.5% sequence similarity). Phylogenetic analysis showed that M. dumerilii sp. n. didn't form sister clade with brain-infecting Myxobolus spp, but clustered with M. jianlinensis Gao et Zhao, 2020 and M. voremkhai Akhmerov, 1960 within the Siluriformes-clade with highly supported values, indicating that the host specificity may play a stronger signal than site infections during the evolution of Myxobolus species. Based on the morphological, ecological, and molecular differences observed between the newly discovered species and other available Myxobolus species, M. dumerilii sp. n., is proposed and described in this study.

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CatfishesFish DiseasesMyxobolusMyxozoaParasitic Diseases, AnimalAnimalsBrainChinaGillsPhylogenySpecies SpecificitySpores

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