Redescription of Clinostomum phalacrocoracis metacercariae (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in cichlids from Lake Kinneret, Israel

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and Maria L. Fioravanti²  Andrea Gustinelli²  David Cummings³  Tamir Ofek¹  Margarita Smirnov¹  Rama Falk¹  Nadav Davidovich¹  Monica Caffara² 

[1] Central Fish Health Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,10803Nir David,Israel;Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna,Via Tolara di Sopra 50,40064Ozzano Emilia (BO),Italy;Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory,14950Migdal,Israel

关键词: Molecular Analysis;    Israel;    Lake Kinneret;    Wild Cichlids;    Metacercaria;    Clinostomum phalacrocoracis;   

Others  :  808303
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2014034

 received in 2014-03-24, accepted in 2014-06-23,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Clinostomidae are digeneans characterized by a complex taxonomic history, continuously under revision based on both morphological and molecular analysis. Among the 14 species considered valid so far Clinostomum phalacrocoracis has been well described only at the adult stage, whereas the morphology of the metacercarial stage has been reported only once. During a parasitological survey carried out on 262 wild cichlids sampled from Lake Kinneret (Israel) metacercariae referable to C. phalacrocoracis were found in 18 fingerlings. In this study, we report this clinostomid species for the first time in wild fish from Israel describing the metacercarial stage of Clinostomum phalacrocoracis, coupling its morphological description with molecular analysis carried out on ITS rDNA and COI mtDNA sequences.

【 授权许可】

   
© M. Caffara et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2014

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