The Parasites of Fishes of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers: Iraq and Turkey

Öktener, Ahmet

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-57570-0_69

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“…Nowadays, an integrative approach combining morphological and molecular data is commonly applied in studies on monogeneans. It appears that the diversity of freshwater fish monogeneans revealed by this approach is much higher (Kmentová et al, 2016;Dos Santos and Avenant-Oldewage, 2020;Řehulková et al, 2020, 2021Šimková et al, 2022) than previously expected on the basis of morphology alone. In the current study, we recorded a total of 33 monogenean species on endemic cyprinoids in Iraq.…”

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“…In the current study, we recorded a total of 33 monogenean species on endemic cyprinoids in Iraq. Comparing the ectoparasitic monogeneans to endoparasitic helminth taxa parasitizing cyprinoids in Iraq, the former appear to be much more diversified (Mhaisen and Abdullah, 2017; Öktener, 2021), similarly as was recorded for cyprinoids in Europe (e.g. Loot et al ., 2007; Seifertová et al ., 2008; Rohlenová et al ., 2011; Krasnovyd et al ., 2017; Pakosta et al ., 2018; Benovics et al ., 2021 b ; see also review of Kuchta et al ., 2020).…”

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Uncovering the monogenean species diversity of cyprinoid fish in Iraq using an integrative approach

Benovics,

Rahmouni,

Řehulková

et al. 2023

Parasitology

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The freshwaters of Iraq harbour a high diversity of endemic and phylogenetically unique species. One of the most diversified fish groups in this region is cyprinoids, and although their distribution is relatively well known, their monogenean parasites have only rarely been investigated. Herein, we applied an integrative approach, combining morphology with molecular data, to assess the diversity and phylogeny of cyprinoid-associated monogenean parasites. A total of 33 monogenean species were collected and identified from 13 endemic cyprinoid species. The highest species diversity was recorded for Dactylogyrus (Dactylogyridae, 16 species) and Gyrodactylus (Gyrodactylidae, 12 species). Four species of Dactylogyrus and 12 species of Gyrodactylus were identified as new to science and described. Two other genera, Dogielius (Dactylogyridae) and Paradiplozoon (Diplozoidae), were represented only by 4 and 1 species, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses of the Dactylogyrus and Gyrodactylus species revealed that the local congeners do not form a monophyletic group and are phylogenetically closely related to species from other regions (i.e. Europe, North Africa and Eastern Asia). These findings support the assumption that the Middle East served as an important historical crossroads for the interchange of fauna between these 3 geographic regions.

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