Morphological and Molecular Analysis Describing Two New Species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) in Mugil curema (Mugilidae) from Brazil †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Host Sampling and Morphological Analysis
2.2. Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Species Description
3.1.1. Taxonomic Summary
3.1.2. Taxonomic Summary
3.2. Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis
3.3. Remarks
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Primer | Sequence 5′-3′ | Paired with | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Erib1 | ACCTGGTTGATCCTGCCAG | Act1r | [26] |
Myxgen4F | GTGCCTTGAATAAATCAGAG | Erib10 | [27] |
Act1r | AATTTCACCTCTCGCTGCCA | Erib1 | [28] |
Erib10 | CTTCCGCAGGTTCACCTACGG | Myxgen4F | [26] |
MB5 | GGTGATGATTAACAGGAGCGGT | MX3 | [29] |
MX3 | CCAGGACATCTTAGGGCATCACAGA | MB5 | [30] |
Species | SBL | SPW | T | LP | WP | TP | Host | Site of Infection | Country | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. mundauensis n. sp. | 6.9 ± 0.3 (5.9–7.1) | 5.5 ± 0.4 (4.9–6.1) | 4.3 ± 0.1 (4.2–4.4) | 3.2 ± 0.2 (2.9–3.7) | 1.6 ± 0.2 (1.2–2.0) | 4 | Mugil curema | Gills | Brazil | Present study |
M. aestuarium | 7.8 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 3–4 | Chelon labrosus | Gills | Portugal | [14] |
M. bragantinus | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | - | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | - | Mugil rubriolocus | Gills | Brazil | [37] |
M. chelonari | 8.3 ± 0.2 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | – | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 3–4 | Chelon labrosus | Gills | Portugal | [14] |
M. curemae | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 4 | Mugil curema | Gills | Brazil | [38] |
M. douroensis | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 7.3 ± 0.2 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 3–4 | Chelon labrosus | Gills | Portugal | [14] |
M. hani | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 0.3 | - | - | - | - | Mugil curema | Gills | Senegal | [21] |
M. invictus | 8.5 ± 0.2 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | – | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 3 | Chelon labrosus | Gills | Portugal | [14] |
M. maceioensis | 7.2 ± 0.5 | 7.1 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 4 | Mugil curema | Gills | Brazil | [38] |
M. parvus | 6.5–7 | 5.5–6 | 4–4.2 | 3.8–4.2 | 2.0 | - | Liza saliens | Gills | Turkey | [39] |
M. pupkoi | 8.4 ± 0.3 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 3–4 | Chelon labrosus | Gills | Portugal | [14] |
M. ramadus | 8.2 ± 0.5 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 5–6 | Chelon ramada | Gills | Portugal | [40] |
M. saladensis | 10.0 ± 11.1 | 9.2 ± 0.5 | - | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 4–5 | Mugil liza | Gills | Argentina | [41] |
M. patriciae n. sp. | 8.6 ± 0.4 (7.9–9.3) | 8.9 ± 0.3 (8.3–9.3) | 5.5 ± 0.2(4.9–5.8) | 4.4 ± 0.3 (3.8–5.0) | 3.0 ± 0.2 (2.6–3.5) | 5–6 | Mugil curema | Intestine | Brazil | Present study |
M. intestinicola | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 4–5 | Chelon labrosus | Intestine | Portugal | [14] |
M. cerveirensis | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 4–5 | Chelon ramada | Intestine | Portugal | [40] |
M. lizae | 9.0–9.5 | 4.6–5.2 | - | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5–7 | Planiliza Macrolepis | Intestine | India | [42] |
M. adeli | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 4 | Liza aurata | Intestine | Japan | [43] |
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Vieira, D.H.M.D.; Osaki-Pereira, M.M.; Abdallah, V.D.; Oliveira, S.L.P.; Duarte, A.G.T.; da Silva, R.J.; de Azevedo, R.K. Morphological and Molecular Analysis Describing Two New Species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) in Mugil curema (Mugilidae) from Brazil. Taxonomy 2024, 4, 548-560. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy4030026
Vieira DHMD, Osaki-Pereira MM, Abdallah VD, Oliveira SLP, Duarte AGT, da Silva RJ, de Azevedo RK. Morphological and Molecular Analysis Describing Two New Species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) in Mugil curema (Mugilidae) from Brazil. Taxonomy. 2024; 4(3):548-560. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy4030026
Chicago/Turabian StyleVieira, Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias, Melissa Miyuki Osaki-Pereira, Vanessa Doro Abdallah, Sarah Letícia Paiva Oliveira, Aline Gabriely Torres Duarte, Reinaldo José da Silva, and Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo. 2024. "Morphological and Molecular Analysis Describing Two New Species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) in Mugil curema (Mugilidae) from Brazil" Taxonomy 4, no. 3: 548-560. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy4030026