Robinia aurata n. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Hemiuridae) from the mugilid Liza aurata with a molecular confirmation of its position within the Hemiuroidea

Robinia aurata n. g., n. sp. is described from Liza aurata (Mugilidae), the golden grey mullet, from the Ebro Delta, Spanish Mediterranean. The new genus differs from all other hemiurid genera in the combined possession of muscular flanges and a vestigial ecsoma. Within the Bunocotylinae, which curr...

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Published in:Parasitology 2006-08, Vol.133 (2), p.217-227
Main Authors: PANKOV, P., WEBSTER, B. L., BLASCO-COSTA, I., GIBSON, D. I., LITTLEWOOD, D. T. J., BALBUENA, J. A., KOSTADINOVA, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
Bunocotylinae
DNA polymerase
Evolution, Molecular
Fish Diseases - parasitology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Genes
Hemiuridae
Hemiuroidea
Invertebrates
Liza aurata
lsrDNA
Mediterranean
Molecular Sequence Data
morphology
Museums
n. sp
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Phylogeny
Robinia aurata n. g
Smegmamorpha - parasitology
Species Specificity
ssrDNA
Stomach
Studies
Thermal cycling
Trematoda - classification
Trematoda - genetics
Trematode Infections - parasitology
Trematode Infections - veterinary
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Summary:Robinia aurata n. g., n. sp. is described from Liza aurata (Mugilidae), the golden grey mullet, from the Ebro Delta, Spanish Mediterranean. The new genus differs from all other hemiurid genera in the combined possession of muscular flanges and a vestigial ecsoma. Within the Bunocotylinae, which currently accommodates 2 genera, Bunocotyle and Saturnius, the new genus exhibits a unique combination of blind caeca, Juel's organ, post-ovarian bulk of the uterus in the hind-body, and tegumental papillae surrounding the oral and ventral sucker apertures. Furthermore, Robinia n. g. differs from both Bunocotyle and Saturnius in the nature of the muscular extensions around the oral sucker, with the shape of a muscular belt in the latter and numerous muscular papillae in the former. The phylogenetic hypothesis for the Bunocotylinae developed from sequence data analyses based on partial lsrDNA and complete ssrDNA combined (22 species) and V4 domain of the ssrRNA gene (37 species) supports the erection of the new genus and confirms its position within the Hemiuroidea. Both molecular analyses confirmed the monophyly of the Hemiuroidea, its division into 2 major clades and the polyphyly of the Derogenidae, as in previous studies, and suggest that the Gonocercinae (with 2 genera, Gonocerca and Hemipera), may require a distinct familial status. Finally, there was poor support for the distinct status of the Lecithasteridae and Hemiuridae, following previous suggestions based on different sequence data sets. A key to genera of the Bunocotylinae is presented.
ISSN:0031-1820
1469-8161
DOI:10.1017/S0031182006000126