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New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae) František Moravec, Jean-Lou Justine To cite this version: František Moravec, Jean-Lou Justine. New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae). Parasite, EDP Sciences, 2020, 27, pp.37. 10.1051/parasite/2020030. hal-02613110 HAL Id: hal-02613110 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02613110 Submitted on 19 May 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Parasite 27, 37 (2020) Ó F. Moravec & J.-L. Justine, published by EDP Sciences, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2020030 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:276F3A0F-9640-4FF4-BA10-4B099F58B423 Available online at: www.parasite-journal.org RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae) František Moravec1,* and Jean-Lou Justine2 1 Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic 2 Institut Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, rue Cuvier, CP 51, 75005 Paris, France Received 19 March 2020, Accepted 27 April 2020, Published online 19 May 2020 Abstract – Recent examinations of cucullanid nematodes (Cucullanidae) from marine fishes off New Caledonia, collected in the years 2004–2009, revealed the presence of the following five new species of Cucullanus Müller, 1777, all parasitic in Perciformes: Cucullanus variolae n. sp. from Variola louti (type host) and V. albimarginata (both Serranidae); Cucullanus acutospiculatus n. sp. from Caesio cuning (Caesionidae); Cucullanus diagrammae n. sp. from Diagramma pictum (Haemulidae); Cucullanus parapercidis n. sp. from Parapercis xanthozona (type host) and P. hexophtalma (both Pinguipedidae); and Cucullanus petterae n. sp. from Epinephelus merra (type host) and E. fasciatus (both Serranidae). An additional congeneric species, Cucullanus bioccai Orecchia et Paggi, 1987 was recorded from Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae, Mugiliformes) (first record in the Pacific Ocean) and Cucullanus sp. (only female) was found in Arothron manilensis (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes). Furthermore, two known cucullanid species, Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) branchiostegi (Yamaguti, 1941) in Branchiostegus wardi (Malacanthidae, Perciformes) (new host and geographical records) and Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) bodiani Moravec et Justine, 2019 in Bodianus busellatus (new host) and B. perditio (both Labridae, Perciformes), were found; Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) sp. (only females) coinfecting the latter host may represent an unknown species. Most species are described based on light and electron microscopical studies. The specimens described by Xu et al., 2017 as Cucullanus bourdini Petter et Le Bel, 1992 from Caesio xanthonota (Caesionidae) in the Taiwan Strait are considered to represent a new species, for which the name Cucullanus sinensis n. sp. is proposed. Key words: Nematode parasite, Seuratoidea, Mugiliformes, Perciformes, Tetraodontiformes, South Pacific. Re´sume´ – Nouvelles mentions de nématodes Cucullanidae de poissons marins de Nouvelle-Calédonie, avec description de cinq nouvelles espèces de Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae). L’étude récente de nématodes Cucullanidae de poissons marins du large de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, collectés dans les années 2004-2009, a révélé la présence des cinq nouvelles espèces suivantes de Cucullanus Müller, 1777, toutes parasites de Perciformes : Cucullanus variolae n. sp. de Variola louti (hôte type) et V. albimarginata (tous deux Serranidae) ; Cucullanus acutospiculatus n. sp. de Caesio cuning (Caesionidae) ; Cucullanus diagrammae n. sp. de Diagramma pictum (Haemulidae) ; Cucullanus parapercidis n. sp. de Parapercis xanthozona (hôte type) et P. hexophtalma (tous deux Pinguipedidae) ; et Cucullanus petterae n. sp. d’Epinephelus merra (type hôte) et E. fasciatus (tous deux Serranidae). Une autre espèce congénérique, Cucullanus bioccai Orecchia et Paggi, 1987 est signalée chez Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae, Mugiliformes) (première mention dans l’océan Pacifique) et Cucullanus sp. (seulement femelle) a été trouvé chez Arothron manilensis (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes). De plus, deux espèces de Cucullanidae connues, Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) branchiostegi (Yamaguti, 1941) chez Branchiostegus wardi (Malacanthidae, Perciformes) (nouvel hôte et nouvelle mention géographique) et Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) bodiani Moravec et Justine, 2019 chez Bodianus busellatus (nouvel hôte) et B. perditio (tous deux Labridae, Perciformes), ont été trouvées ; Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) sp. (seulement femelles) co-infectant ce dernier hôte peut représenter une espèce inconnue. La plupart des espèces sont décrites sur la base d’études au microscope optique et électronique. Les spécimens décrits par Xu et al., 2017 comme Cucullanus bourdini Petter et Le Bel, 1992 chez Caesio xanthonota (Caesionidae) dans le détroit de Taiwan sont considérés comme représentant une nouvelle espèce, pour laquelle le nom Cucullanus sinensis n. sp. est proposé. *Corresponding author: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 2 F. Moravec and J.-L. Justine: Parasite 2020, 27,37 Introduction Results and discussion A total of eight nominal species of cucullanid nematodes Family Cucullanidae Cobbold, 1864. (Cucullanidae) has so far been recorded from marine anguilli- form, perciform and tetraodontiform fishes off New Caledonia: Cucullanus austropacificus Moravec et Justine, 2018, Cucullanus variolae n. sp. Figures 1–3 C. bourdini Petter et Le Bel, 1992, C. bulbosus (Lane, 1916), urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E11B2721-90C5-48CC-BDF1- C. epinepheli Moravec et Justine, 2017, C. gymnothoracis 2F878600FA79 Moravec et Justine, 2018, C. hansoni Olsen, 1952, C. incogni- Type host: Yellow-edged lyretail Variola louti (Forsskål) tus Moravec et Justine, 2018 and Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) (Serranidae, Perciformes). – bodiani Moravec et Justine, 2019 [12 16, 23]. Recent examina- Other host: White-edged lyretail Variola albimarginata tions of additional materials of cucullanid nematodes from mar- Baissac (Serranidae, Perciformes). fi – ine shes off New Caledonia, collected in the years 2004 2009, Site of infection: Intestine. fi revealed the presence of ve new species of Cucullanus Müller, Type locality: External slope near Récif Toombo, off 1777, one previously described species of Cucullanus,two Nouméa, New Caledonia (collected 21 June 2007) (JNC2198). known species of Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) Jägerskiöld, Other locality: Récif Le Sournois, off Nouméa, New fi fi 1902 and two speci cally unidenti able forms (only females Caledonia, 22°31,339 S, 166°26,538 E (collected 15 September available) of each Cucullanus and Dichelyne (Cucullanellus). 2004) (JNC1247). Results of this study are presented herein. Prevalence, intensity and details about fish: V. louti:1fish Three of the newly established species of Cucullanus have infected/18 fish examined [5]; 2 nematodes. The infected fish, been described from the male holotypes collected in the JNC2198, was 475 mm in fork length and 1700 g in weight. respective type host species, whereas morphologically and bio- V. albimarginata:1/2fish examined [5]; 1 nematode. The metrically very similar females collected from sympatric conge- infected fish, JNC1247, was 400 mm in fork length and 992 g neric hosts are considered to belong to each of them. The con- in weight; this individual fish also harboured Procamallanus fi speci city of females and males in these cases, taking into (Spirocamallanus) variolae Moravec, Justine et Rigby, 2006. fi account the usually wider host speci city in Cucullanus spp., Deposition of type specimens: Helminthological Collection, is almost certain. Nevertheless, the authors are aware of the fact Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy that it cannot be entirely ruled out, although this is highly of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (holotype and improbable, that subsequent studies might show that the allotype mounted on SEM stubs, IPCAS N–1217). females in question do not belong to the newly described Etymology: The specific name of this nematode relates to species. However, according to the International Code of the genitive form of the generic name of the hosts. Zoological Nomenclature, each species is objectively deter- mined by its holotype; the principle of type series helps to solve Description the situation when specimens of more than one species were included under the same species name. The present authors General: Small
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    Species Diversity 21: 187–196 25 November 2016 DOI: 10.12782/sd.21.2.187 Distribution Range Extensions of Parapercis bicoloripes and P. diplospilus (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) in the South China Sea and the Adjacent Waters, with Notes on Ontogenetic Changes in P. bicoloripes Mizuki Matsunuma1,8, Abd Ghaffar Mazlan2, Aziz Arshad3, Ying Giat Seah2,4, Siti Tafzilmeriam S. A. K.4, Azwarina Azmi Ramasamy4, Ricard P. Babaran5, Yoshino Fukui6, and Hiroyuki Motomura7 1 Laboratory of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, 2-5-1 Akebono, Kochi 780-8520, Japan E-mail: [email protected] 2 School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia 3 Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 4 South China Sea Repository and Reference Center, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia 5 University of the Philippines Visayas, 5023 Miag-ao, Iloilo, Philippines 6 The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan 7 The Kagoshima University Museum, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan 8 Corresponding author (Received 10 May 2016; Accepted 7 September 2016) Parapercis bicoloripes Prokofiev, 2010, previously known only from waters off Vietnam, is recorded from the northern Gulf of Thailand, the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, northern Borneo, and Panay, Philippines. Detailed examination of 27specimens (66.1–136.0 mm standard length) revealed significant growth-related changes in several body proportions and coloration. In addition, 11 specimens (44.2–74.1 mm standard length) of Parapercis diplospilus Gomon, 1981, previously re- corded from Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, are reported for the first time from the Gulf of Thailand and off Terengganu State, Malaysia, east coast of the Malay Peninsula.
  • Checklists of Parasites of Fishes of Salah Al-Din Province, Iraq

    Checklists of Parasites of Fishes of Salah Al-Din Province, Iraq

    Vol. 2 (2): 180-218, 2018 Checklists of Parasites of Fishes of Salah Al-Din Province, Iraq Furhan T. Mhaisen1*, Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer2 & Zeyad K. Hamdan3 1Tegnervägen 6B, 641 36 Katrineholm, Sweden 2Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq 3Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Tikrit, Iraq *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract: Literature reviews of reports concerning the parasitic fauna of fishes of Salah Al-Din province, Iraq till the end of 2017 showed that a total of 115 parasite species are so far known from 25 valid fish species investigated for parasitic infections. The parasitic fauna included two myzozoans, one choanozoan, seven ciliophorans, 24 myxozoans, eight trematodes, 34 monogeneans, 12 cestodes, 11 nematodes, five acanthocephalans, two annelids and nine crustaceans. The infection with some trematodes and nematodes occurred with larval stages, while the remaining infections were either with trophozoites or adult parasites. Among the inspected fishes, Cyprinion macrostomum was infected with the highest number of parasite species (29 parasite species), followed by Carasobarbus luteus (26 species) and Arabibarbus grypus (22 species) while six fish species (Alburnus caeruleus, A. sellal, Barbus lacerta, Cyprinion kais, Hemigrammocapoeta elegans and Mastacembelus mastacembelus) were infected with only one parasite species each. The myxozoan Myxobolus oviformis was the commonest parasite species as it was reported from 10 fish species, followed by both the myxozoan M. pfeifferi and the trematode Ascocotyle coleostoma which were reported from eight fish host species each and then by both the cestode Schyzocotyle acheilognathi and the nematode Contracaecum sp.