Redescription of Ascarophis distorta Fusco et Overstreet, 1978 (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) from the stomach of some butterflyfishes off New Caledonia

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Moravec, František - Shamsi, S. - Justine, J.-L.
Redescription of Ascarophis distorta Fusco et Overstreet, 1978 (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) from the stomach of some butterflyfishes off New Caledonia.
Acta Parasitologica. Roč. 66, č. 3 (2021), s. 907-914. ISSN 1230-2821. E-ISSN 1896-1851
Institucionální podpora: RVO:60077344
Klíčová slova: Parasitic nematode * Morphology * Marine fish * Chaetodontidae * South Pacific Ocean
Obor OECD: Genetics and heredity (medical genetics to be 3)
Impakt faktor: 1.534, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Omezený přístup
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11686-021-00359-7

Purpose The nematode Ascarophis distorta Fusco et Overstreet, 1978 (Cystidicolidae), originally described from the butterflyfish Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) in the Red Sea, was established based solely on the light microscopical (LM) examination of specimens. However, the present taxonomy of cystidicolid nematodes is mostly based on details of the cephalic structures properly visible only with the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Methods Helminthological examinations of some marine fishes from coral reefs off New Caledonia, South Pacific, carried out in the years 2003-2007, revealed the presence of A. distorta in two Chaetodon spp. and thus enabled its redescription. The nematode specimens were studied with the use of both LM and SEM. Results The specimens of A. distorta were obtained from the stomach of the threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga Forsskal and the vagabond butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus. This is just the second record of this parasite since its description 43 years ago. SEM, used in this species for the first time, revealed some taxonomically important, previously unreported or insufficiently described morphological features, such as details in the cephalic structure, the shape of deirids, structure of the distal tip of the left spicule, or the exact number and distribution of male caudal papillae. The finding of A. distorta in C. auriga and C. vagabundus off New Caledonia represents new host and geographical records. The examination of 39 specimens of butterflyfishes from off New Caledonia, belonging to 14 Chaetodon spp. and 3 Heniochus spp., revealed that the nematode was only present in the 2 fish species listed above. Conclusions This parasite seems to be host-specific to only certain species of butterflyfishes (Chaetodon spp.), and is probably widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as its hosts.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328985