Metazoan Parasites Infecting Xiphias gladius from the Eastern Coast of Algeria (SW Mediterranean Sea)

Ramdani, Souhila; Trilles, Jean‐Paul; Ramdane, Zouhir

doi:10.15407/zoo2021.06.505

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“…Type-locality: off California [24]. Additional localities: Northwest Atlantic [18,30,31,51]; Mediterranean Sea, off France and Italy [27,41,42,47,56]; off Turkey [46]; off Algeria [52], this paper.…”

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Morphological and molecular characterisation ofTristoma integrumDiesing, 1850 (Monogenea, Capsalidae), including its complete mitogenome

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Capsalids are monopisthocotylean monogenean parasites found on the skin and gills of fish. Capsalines (subfamily Capsalinae) are large-sized capsalids, parasitic on highly prized gamefish, and species of Tristoma parasitise only the gills of swordfish (Xiphias gladius). We obtained specimens of Tristoma integrum Diesing, 1850 from swordfish collected off Algeria in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, we describe the specimens, including the key systematics characters of dorsolateral body sclerites. One specimen was used for a next generation sequencing analysis but a part of it, including the sclerites, was mounted on a permanent slide, drawn, and deposited in a curated collection. We characterised the complete mitogenome, the ribosomal cluster (including 18S and 28S) and additional genes such as Elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1α) and Histone 3. We also retrieved molecular information from the host tissue present in the gut of the monogenean and provide the sequence of the complete rRNA cluster of the host, X. gladius. The mitogenome of T. integrum is 13 968 bp in length and codes for 12 protein, 2 rRNA and 22 tRNA. Phylogenies of capsalids were generated from 28S sequences and concatenated mitochondrial protein-coding genes, respectively. In the 28S phylogeny, most subfamilies based on morphology were not found to be monophyletic, but the Capsalinae were monophyletic. In both phylogenies, the closest member to Tristoma spp. was a member of the Capsaloides. In an Appendix, we report the complex nomenclatural history of Tristoma Cuvier, 1817 and its species.

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Morphological and molecular characterisation ofTristoma integrumDiesing, 1850 (Monogenea, Capsalidae), including its complete mitogenome

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Comprehensive annotated checklist of monogenean diversity and distribution in Algerian marine fish

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Tazerouti

2024

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First record of the barnacle Conchoderma virgatum on an ephippid fish

2022

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The goose barnacle Conchoderma virgatum is a highly opportunistic epibiont, with observations of attachment to a wide range of marine organisms. Attachment to perciform fishes, however, is rarely observed. Observations of Conchoderma-osteichthyan associations in general are also rare in the southern hemisphere, especially in Australian waters. We present the first record of C. virgatum as an epibiont on an ephippid fish (Platax teira). This is also only the second known record of C. virgatum attached to a perciform fish in the Tasman Sea. We also summarize all previous known observations of C. virgatum in association with perciform fishes.

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Metazoan Parasites Infecting Xiphias gladius from the Eastern Coast of Algeria (SW Mediterranean Sea)

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Morphological and molecular characterisation ofTristoma integrumDiesing, 1850 (Monogenea, Capsalidae), including its complete mitogenome

Morphological and molecular characterisation ofTristoma integrumDiesing, 1850 (Monogenea, Capsalidae), including its complete mitogenome

Comprehensive annotated checklist of monogenean diversity and distribution in Algerian marine fish

First record of the barnacle Conchoderma virgatum on an ephippid fish

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