Redescription of Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) maroccanus (Dollfus, 1951) (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae), a parasite of the Algerian barb Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes) (Cyprinidae) in Algeria, and first molecular data

0538706 - BC 2021 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Menasria, A. - Barčák, D. - Kaouachi, N. - Bensouilah, M. - Scholz, Tomáš - Hernández-Orts, J.S.
Redescription of Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) maroccanus (Dollfus, 1951) (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae), a parasite of the Algerian barb Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes) (Cyprinidae) in Algeria, and first molecular data.
Journal of Helminthology. Roč. 94, Aug 2020 (2020), č. článku e82. ISSN 0022-149X. E-ISSN 1475-2697
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Keywords : phylogenetic-relationships * neoechinorhynchidae * polymorphidae * nuclear * mexico * lsu * platyhelminthes * classification * position * subgenus * Acanthocephala * Eoacanthocephala * freshwater fish * taxonomy * 28S rDNA * phylogeny * North Africa
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 2.170, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-helminthology/article/abs/redescription-of-acanthogyrus-acanthosentis-maroccanus-dollfus-1951-acanthocephala-quadrigyridae-a-parasite-of-the-algerian-barb-luciobarbus-callensis-valenciennes-cyprinidae-in-algeria-and-first-molecular-data/8217C3BF10A4D65ABDB9EACF5F83969C

Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) maroccanus (Dollfus, 1951), an insufficiently described quadrigyrid acanthocephalan of cyprinid fishes from Northwest Africa, is redescribed based on recently collected specimens from the Algerian barb Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes) in Algeria. Newly observed morphological features for A. (A.) maroccanus include the arrangement of proboscis hooks (not in regular circles), the male reproductive structures extending into the copulatory bursa and the presence of a para-receptacle structure and vaginal sleeve. The mechanism of copulation of this acanthocephalan is described based on several copulating pairs. The phylogenetic position of A. (A.) maroccanus within Eoacanthocephala was assessed based on partial 28S rDNA sequences. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses placed A. (A.) maroccanus in a clade with Palliolisentis (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephalus (Thapar, 1931), both species included in the Quadrigyridae, the only family within the Gyracanthocephala.
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