Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov., a new parasitic leech from
Socotra Island, with comments on the phylogeny of Praobdellidae
(Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida)

J 2021

Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov., a new parasitic leech from Socotra Island, with comments on the phylogeny of Praobdellidae (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida)

SCHENKOVÁ, Jana, Petr KMENT, Igor MALENOVSKÝ and Andrea ŠPALEK TÓTHOVÁ

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Original name

Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov., a new parasitic leech from Socotra Island, with comments on the phylogeny of Praobdellidae (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida)

Authors

SCHENKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Petr KMENT, Igor MALENOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Andrea ŠPALEK TÓTHOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Parasitology International, 2021, 1383-5769

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10606 Microbiology

Country of publisher

Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.106

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00121378

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102310

UT WoS

000632883900004

Keywords in English

Annelida; Afrotropical region; Freshwater crab; New species; Systematics; Taxonomy

Abstract

V originále

The Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) is remarkable for unique ecosystems and high endemism, for which it is often referred to as the “Galápagos of the Indian Ocean”. Here we describe a new parasitic leech Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov. from Socotra, the largest island of the archipelago. The new species was found in a freshwater spring attached to the endemic crab Socotrapotamon socotrensis (Hilgendorf, 1883) (Crustacea: Potamidae). Based on its morphology, ecology and a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data (12S, 18S, 28S and COI gene markers), the new leech species is classified into the highly diversified family Praobdellidae (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida), distributed in tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Central and South America. The praobdellid leeches are known to infest mammalian mucous membranes, however, some taxa are associated with other hosts, namely crabs, amphibians and birds. By its morphology, the new species fits quite well in the current concept of the genus Myxobdella Oka, 1917. However, the monophyly of Myxobdella was not supported here by molecular data, pointing at the need of a more comprehensive systematic revision of the genus and family. As far as known, Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov. is endemic to the Socotra Island, but more data are needed to understand its evolutionary origin, biology and distribution.

Citovat

SCHENKOVÁ, Jana, Petr KMENT, Igor MALENOVSKÝ and Andrea ŠPALEK TÓTHOVÁ. Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov., a new parasitic leech from Socotra Island, with comments on the phylogeny of Praobdellidae (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida). Parasitology International. 2021, vol. 82, June, p. "102310", 10 pp. ISSN 1383-5769. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102310.

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SCHENKOVÁ, Jana, Petr KMENT, Igor MALENOVSKÝ and Andrea ŠPALEK TÓTHOVÁ. Myxobdella socotrensis sp. nov., a new parasitic leech from Socotra Island, with comments on the phylogeny of Praobdellidae (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida). \textit{Parasitology International}. 2021, vol.~82, June, p.~''102310'', 10 pp. ISSN~1383-5769. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102310.

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