Myxobolus musseliusae (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) from the gills of common carp Cyprinus carpio and revision of Myxobolus dispar recorded in China
Myxobolus musseliusae (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) from the gills of common carp Cyprinus carpio and revision of Myxobolus dispar recorded in China
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DOI:
10.1007/s00436-012-3136-y
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Y. Liu;C. Whipps;Z. Gu;M. Huang;C. He;H. L. Yang;K. Molnár
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作者:
Y. Liu;C. Whipps;Z. Gu;M. Huang;C. He;H. L. Yang;K. Molnár
During a survey of myxozoan parasites of common carpCyprinus carpioin Honghu Lake, Hubei Province, China, a parasite was collected that was identified asMyxobolus disparbased on an earlier description from China. However, the small subunit ribosomal DNA of this species shared only 90 % similarity withM. dispar, instead matchingM. musseliusaewith 100 % identity. To resolve this apparent taxonomic conflict, the validity ofM. disparreported from China was investigated. The species encountered here and in the earlier report from China both bear spores that are notably smaller than those ofM. disparin Europe. In the present study, a mucous envelope was adhered to the posterior of many fresh spores and was observed to expand and surround the spore. This structure has never been reported from fresh spores ofM. dispar. Histology showed extravascular plasmodia in the gill filaments in close contact with the cartilaginous ray of the filament, which contrasts with the plasmodia ofM. disparwhich develop in the arteries of the gill filaments. Phylogenetically, the current species is distinct fromM. dispar, instead forming a sister group withM. musseliusae. The data presented here allow us to conclude that the species isolated isM. musseliusaeand that prior reports ofM. disparin China are unsubstantiated.