An annotated list and molecular data on larvae of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa

SCHOLZ, Tomáš, Sareh TAVAKOL, Lucie UHROVÁ, Jan BRABEC, Iva PŘIKRYLOVÁ, Šárka MAŠOVÁ, Andrea VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ, Ali HALAJIAN and Wilmien J. LUUS-POWELL. An annotated list and molecular data on larvae of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa. Systematic Parasitology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2018, vol. 95, No 6, p. 567-590. ISSN 0165-5752. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9796-y.

Basic information

• Original name: An annotated list and molecular data on larvae of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa
• Authors: SCHOLZ, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic), Sareh TAVAKOL (710 South Africa), Lucie UHROVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jan BRABEC (203 Czech Republic), Iva PŘIKRYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Šárka MAŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Andrea VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ali HALAJIAN (710 South Africa) and Wilmien J. LUUS-POWELL (710 South Africa).
• Edition: Systematic Parasitology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2018, 0165-5752.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10613 Zoology
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.408
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/18:00101675
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9796-y
• UT WoS: 000434861800005
• Keywords in English: FAMILY DILEPIDIDAE CESTODA; HELMINTH-PARASITES; EATING BIRDS; MEXICO; METACESTODES; PERFORMANCE; CICHLIDS; RECORDS; HOST; LAKE

Abstract

An annotated list of larvae (metacestodes) of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa is provided with numerous new host and geographical records. Newly collected materials from Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe practically double the total number of species reported from African fish so far. We confirm the occurrence of 16 species (five unidentified to the species level and most likely representing new taxa) belonging to the genera Amirthalingamia Bray, 1974 (1 species), Cyclustera Fuhrmann, 1901 (2 species), Dendrouterina Fuhrmann, 1912 (1 species), Neogryporhynchus Baer & Bona, 1960 (1 species), Paradilepis Hsu, 1935 (4 species), Parvitaenia Burt, 1940 (5 species), and Valipora Linton, 1927 (2 species). Additionally, metacestodes of four unidentified species of Paradilepis and Parvitaenia are reported from fish for the first time. Rostellar hooks of all species are illustrated and their measurements are provided together with a host-parasite list. The molecular phylogenetic analysis based on partial LSU rDNA sequences offers the first insight into the internal phylogenetic relationships within the family. Together with the morphological observations, the present study provides a taxonomic baseline for future studies on this largely neglected, but widely distributed and relatively frequent, group of parasites of African fishes, including economically important cichlids like tilapias and cyprinids.

Links

• GBP505/12/G112, research and development project: Name: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie

Investor: Czech Science Foundation