New records of Philometra pellucida (Jagerskiold, 1893) (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the body cavity of Arothron mappa (Lesson) and Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch et Schneider) reared in aquariums, with synonymisation of Philometra robusta Moravec, Moller et Heeger, 1992
2020; Institute of Parasitology of the Czech Academy of Sciences; Volume: 67; Linguagem: Inglês
10.14411/fp.2020.025
ISSN1803-6465
AutoresTakashi Iwaki, Kenta Tamai, Keisuke Ogimoto, Yuka Iwahashi, Tsukasa Waki, Fumi Kawano, Kazuo Ogawa,
Tópico(s)Marine Biology and Ecology Research
ResumoWe encountered two cases of infection with large female nematodes of the genus Philometra Costa, 1845 in the body cavity of a map puffer Arothron mappa (Lesson) caught off Okinawa, Japan, and a blackspotted puffer Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch et Schneider) caught off Queensland, Australia, both reared in aquariums in Japan.No morphological difference was observed between the nematodes from A. mappa and A. nigropunctatus.We identified the nematodes as Philometra pellucida (Jägerskiöld, 1893) based on their morphology.The sequences of the nematodes from both hosts were identical to each other (1,643 bp) and formed a clade with other 17 nematodes belonging to the genera Philometra and Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935 with high bootstrap value (bp = 100).It is the first time that the genetic data on P. pellucida are provided.
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