Endohelminth Parasites of Some Midwater and Benthopelagic Stomiiform Fishes from the Northern Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf and Caribbean Research Volume 27 Issue 1 2016 Endohelminth parasites of some midwater and benthopelagic stomiiform fishes from the northern Gulf of Mexico Michael J. Andres University of Southern Mississippi, [email protected] Mark S. Peterson University of Southern Mississippi, [email protected] Robin M. Overstreet University of Southern Mississippi, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Genetics Commons, Marine Biology Commons, and the Parasitology Commons Recommended Citation Andres, M. J., M. S. Peterson and R. M. Overstreet. 2016. Endohelminth parasites of some midwater and benthopelagic stomiiform fishes from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 27 (1): 11-19. Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol27/iss1/2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.2701.02 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gulf and Caribbean Research by an authorized editor of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 25 VOLUME GULF AND CARIBBEAN Volume 25 RESEARCH March 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS GULF AND CARIBBEAN SAND BOTTOM MICROALGAL PRODUCTION AND BENTHIC NUTRIENT FLUXES ON THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NEARSHORE SHELF RESEARCH Jeffrey G. Allison, M. E. Wagner, M. McAllister, A. K. J. Ren, and R. A. Snyder....................................................................................1—8 WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT SPECIES RICHNESS AND DISTRIBUTION ON THE OUTER—SHELF SOUTH TEXAS BANKS? Harriet L. Nash, Sharon J. Furiness, and John W. Tunnell, Jr. ......................................................................................................... 9—18 Volume 27 ASSESSMENT OF SEAGRASS FLORAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE FROM TWO CARIBBEAN MARINE PROTECTED 2016 AREAS ISSN: 1528—0470 Paul A. X. Bologna and Anthony J. 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Gaston .................................................................................................................................................131—135 FIRST RECORD OF A NURSE SHARK, GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM, WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND Jill M. Hendon, Eric R. Hoffmayer, and William B. Driggers III......................................................................................................137—139 REVIEWERS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................141 INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS ...............................................................................................................................................................142-143 Published by © 2013 The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Published by Research Laboratory. MAR Printed in the United States of America ISSN: 1528—0470 CH 2013 703 East Beach Drive All rights reserved. No part of this publication covered by the Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 copyright hereon may be reproduced or copied in any form or 228.872.4200 • FAX: 228.872.4204 by any means without written permission from the publisher. Ocean Springs, Mississippi www.usm.edu/gcrl Gulf and Caribbean Research Vol 27, 11-19, 2016 Manuscript received, January 21, 2016; accepted, April 25, 2016 DOI: 10.18785/gcr.2701.02 ENDOHELMINTH PARASITES OF SOME MIDWATER AND BENTHOPELAGIC STOMIIFORM FISHES FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO Michael J. Andres*, Mark S. Peterson, and Robin M. Overstreet The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Coastal Sciences, 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564; *Corresponding author, email: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Mesopelagic fishes represent significant ecological links between mesozooplankton and the larger pelagic squids, fishes, and marine mammals. As such, these fishes also play a significant role as intermediate or paratenic hosts for parasites that require a crustacean intermediate host and mature in marine mammals or pelagic fishes. We examined a total of 208 individuals representing 5 species of Sternoptychidae and 88 individuals representing 2 species of Phosichthyidae from 20 locations in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). Six of the 7 species we examined are mesopelagic and one species was benthopelagic. We found the larval stages of Anisakis brevispiculata, Anisakis typica, Hysterothylacium fortalezae (all Nematoda: Ascaridoidea); Bolbosoma sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae); and Tetraphyllidea (Cestoda) plus an immature specimen of Brachyphallus sp. (Digenea). Molecular sequencing was used to identify the ascaridoids and Bolbosoma sp. and to confirm the identification of 3 host sternoptychid species. The mesopelagic fishes hostedAnisakis brevispiculata (that matures in pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) and Hysterothylacium fortalezae (that matures in pelagic fishes, primarily mackerels), whereas the benthopelagic species was parasitized by Anisakis typica (that matures in dolphins). We suggest this pattern of infection indicates a pelagic life—cycle for Anisakis brevispiculata and Hysterothylacium fortalezae and a demersal life—cycle for Anisakis typica. Our study represents the first published sequences from the nGOM for the fishes Argyropelecus aculeatus, Maurolicus weitzmani, and Polyipnus clarus and the first molecular identification of larval ascaridoids from mesopelagic fishes in the nGOM. KEYWORDS: Anisakis, Hysterothylacium, marine mammals, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae INTRODUCTION Mesopelagic fishes represent significant ecological of ascaridoids as biological tags for fishes (Mattiucci et al. links between mesozooplankton and the larger pelagic 2008) and trophic interactions (Palm and Klimpel 2008). squids, fishes, and marine mammals (e.g., Pauly et al. The use of paratenic hosts also has public health implications 1998, Choy et al. 2013, Young et al. 2015). Members of for certain fisheries products because of the zoonotic (can be the orders Stomiiformes and Myctophiformes account for passed from animal to human) potential of some ascaridoids, the vast majority of such fishes (Bernal et al. 2015). Most especially those that mature in marine mammals (species of parasitological studies of midwater fishes have revealed larval Anisakis and Pseudoterranova; see Sakanari and McKerrow or juvenile stages of helminths that mature in large pelagic 1989), but also some that mature in fishes (Overstreet and fishes and marine mammals rather than adult helminths Meyer 1981, Overstreet 2012). (e.g., Noble and Collard 1970, Gartner and Zwerner 1989, Despite the potential human health risk associated with