An Integrative Taxonomic Assessment of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus
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Parasitology Research (2019) 118:2819–2829 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06429-0 FISH PARASITOLOGY - ORIGINAL PAPER An integrative taxonomic assessment of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) huacraensis (Nematoda: Camallanidae), infecting the freshwater catfish Trichomycterus spegazzinii (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in Argentina Lorena G. Ailán-Choke1 & Dora A. Davies1 & Luiz E.R. Tavares2 & Felipe B. Pereira2 Received: 2 May 2019 /Accepted: 15 August 2019 /Published online: 28 August 2019 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019 Abstract Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) huacraensis infecting the catfish Trichomycterus spegazzinii from Escoipe River, Salta province (Argentina), is redescribed and genetically characterised for the first time, based on three genetic markers (nuclear 18S and 28S rRNA; cytochrome c oxidase subunit I [cox1] mtDNA). The phylogeny of Camallanidae was also discussed. Morphological evaluation of P.(S.) huacraensis using light and scanning electron microscopy revealed the previously undescribed features: location of deirids, accurate morphology of larvae (L1) and ovijector in females, as well as phasmids in males. Differences were found comparing the newly collected material and the type specimens, probably because the original description lacked detailing. Unfortunately, type specimens of P.(S.) huacraensis were no available for loan. The results of morphological and genetic analyses supported the validity of P.(S.) huacraensis. Inconsistencies regarding the taxonomic identification of species of Camallanidae in GenBank database were noted. Based on the current genetic database of Camallanidae, phylogenetic reconstructions using the 18S rRNA sequences were most consistent, due to the inclusion of higher number of taxa. Procamallanus (S.) huacraensis appeared as sister group of P.(S.) rarus, also isolated from a catfish in a neighbouring region. The order and habitat of hosts were also similar within some well-supported parasite lineages, but without common geographic origin. However, it is still premature to make definitive affirmations regarding the role of such features in the phylogenetic patterns of Camallanidae, given the scarcity of genetic data. The phylogenetic reconstructions also confirmed the artificiality of the morphology-based systematics of the family. Keywords Nematode parasite . Genetic characterisation . Phylogeny . Neotropical region Introduction Section Editor: Guillermo Salgado-Maldonado Camallanidae Railliet & Henry, 1915 is a monophyletic fam- Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06429-0) contains supplementary ily of nematodes that infect marine and freshwater fishes, material, which is available to authorized users. exhibiting broad global distribution (Anderson et al. 2009; Černotíková et al. 2011). Despite its species richness, propor- * Felipe B. Pereira tionally few taxa within the Camallanidae has been genetically [email protected] characterised (Wu et al. 2008, 2009;Kuzminetal.2011; Gaither et al. 2013), and their phylogenetic relationships are 1 Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Av. poorly understood (Sardella et al. 2017). Bolivia 5150, (4400), Salta, Argentina The morphological taxonomy of camallanids is problematic, 2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de especially regarding species of Procamallanus Baylis, 1923 Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa (Sardella et al. 2017). This genus has been subdivided into sev- e Silva s/n°,, Campo Grande, MS 79070-900, Brazil eral subgenera based on the structure of the buccal capsule, a fact 2820 Parasitol Res (2019) 118:2819–2829 that generates debate (see Moravec and Sey 1988; Moravec and The systematic classification of nematodes follows the pro- Thatcher 1997; Rigby and Adamson 1997; Anderson et al. 2009; posal of Moravec and Thatcher (1997). Voucher specimens Moravec and Van As 2015). The current genetic database does were deposited in the Parasitological Collection of the not support the resolution of such systematic problems Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino (Černotíková et al. 2011;Sardellaetal.2017). Rivadavia’, Buenos Aires, Argentina (MACN-Pa). Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) Olsen, 1952, is the most specious subgenera of Procamallanus; however, several spe- Genetic procedures cies remain poorly described and only a few representatives were genetically characterised, also resulting in taxonomic Genomic DNA was isolated using DNeasy Blood & Tissue problems (Moravec and Justine 2017;Sardellaetal.2017). Kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany), following the manufac- In this sense, improvement of the morphological and genetic turer’s instructions. Three genetic regions were amplified: knowledge pertaining to these parasites is necessary. the 5′ end of the 18S nuclear rRNA, the D2 and D3 domains During parasitological examinations in Trichomycterus of the nuclear 28S rRNA and the cox1 of the mtDNA. All spegazzinii (Berg) (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from PCR reactions, cycling conditions and primers are detailed River Escoipe, province of Salta, Argentina, some specimens in Online Resource 1. PCR products were purified through of nematodes were recovered from the anterior intestine of the an enzymatic treatment with ExoProStar™ (GE Helathcare) fish. Detailed observation revealed that the specimens were and sent for sequencing at ACTGene (Ludwig Biotec, Rio similar to P.(S.) huacraensis Ramallo 2008 (a species with Grande do Sul, Brazil) with the same primers used in PCR poorly detailed morphological description). Here, we reactions. redescribed P.(S.) huacraensis, using light and scanning elec- Contiguous sequences were assembled in Geneious tron microscopy and provided its first genetic characterisation (Geneious ver. 9.1.5 created by Biomatters, available from based on nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers. http://www.geneious.com/) and deposited in the GenBank Additionally, phylogenetic reconstructions were used to eval- (see taxonomic summary for accession numbers). uate the phylogenetic position of P.(S.) huacraensis within Preliminary BLAST search on GenBank database (https:// Camallanidae and its relationships with other taxa. Some as- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/) was performed to confirm pects of the phylogeny of Camallanidae were also discussed. the genetic proximity between the present sequences and those from representatives of Camallanidae. Materials and methods Phylogenetic analyses of molecular data Collection and examination of nematodes The phylogenetic reconstructions were based on two different datasets, one containing sequences of the 18S rRNA and one During February 2017 to March 2019, 111 specimens of containing those of cox1 mtDNA. Due to the small number of T. spegazzinii (standard length 33.00–162.79 mm) were sequences of the 28S rRNA, phylogenies based on this genetic caught using fishing rods in Escoipe River (25°06′49″S; region were provided as Online Resource 2 and were not 65°36′0.4″W), municipality of Chicoana, Salta province, discussed here. Sequences were chosen according to the fol- Argentina. Fish were kept alive in small water tanks and lowing criteria: genetic regions congruent with those obtained brought to the laboratory prior to helminthological examina- in the present study and minimum length of 744 bp and 355 bp tions. Host nomenclature and classification were updated ac- for the 18S and the cox1, respectively (for details see Table 1). cording to Froese and Pauly (2019). Nematodes were found Sequences from the same isolate, clones or with 100% of alive, washed in saline, fixed in hot 4% formaldehyde solution genetic similarity were mostly not considered. The outgroup and preserved in 70% ethanol. For morphological observa- was chosen according to previous phylogenies of tions, nematodes were cleared in glycerine. Two males had Camallanidae (see Černotíková et al. 2011). Sequences were the mid body excised and fixed in molecular-grade 96–99% aligned using M-Cofee (Notredame et al. 2000), then evaluat- ethanol for genetic studies; anterior and posterior parts were ed by the transitive consistency score, to verify the reliability fixed from morphological identification. of aligned positions and, based on score values, ambiguous Drawings were made using a drawing tube attached to a aligned positions were trimmed (Chang et al. 2014). Datasets microscope Olympus BX51. Measurements are given in were subjected to maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian micrometres, unless otherwise stated. Specimens used for inference (BI) analyses, using PHYML and MrBayes, respec- SEM (2 males and 2 females) were dehydrated through a tively (Huelsenbeck and Ronquist 2001; Guindon and graded ethanol series, dried by evaporation with Gascuel 2003). The model of evolution (nucleotide substitu- hexamethyldisilazane, coated with gold and observed in a tion) and its fixed parameters for each dataset were chosen and JEOL JSM 6460-LV, at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV. estimated under the Akaike information criterion with Parasitol Res (2019) 118:2819 Table 1 Species whose sequences were obtained from GenBank and used in phylogenetic reconstructions, associated with their hosts (habitat), geographic origin, accession number and genetic regions. The 18S and 28S refer to the rRNA gene and the cox1 to the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I mtDNA. Superscript