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Morphological and molecular characterization of Ceratomyxa xanthopteri n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) from the marine ornamental fish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes 1835 (Acanthuridae) off Vizhinjam coast, Kerala

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15435/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-021-07168-x
10.1007/s00436-021-07168-x
 
Title Morphological and molecular characterization of Ceratomyxa
xanthopteri n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) from the marine
ornamental fish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes 1835
(Acanthuridae) off Vizhinjam coast, Kerala
 
Creator Surendran, Sneha
Chandran, Archana
Vijayagopal, P
Sanil, N K
 
Subject Fish Disease
Invertebrata
Ornamental Fishes
 
Description A new species of Ceratomyxa infecting the gallbladder of the marine ornamental fish Acanthurus xanthopterus collected from the Vizhinjam coast of Kerala is described. The parasite exhibited a prevalence of 100%. Mature spores recovered from the gallbladder were slightly crescentic with rounded lateral extremities and possessed convex anterior and slightly concave to straight posterior margins. Spore valves two, equal, joined by a straight and prominent suture. Myxospores measured 5.5 ± 0.6 μm in length and 15.9 ± 2.3 μm in thickness. Polar capsules two, equal, spherical, positioned anteriorly on either sides of the suture, 2.3 ± 0.2 μm long and 2.2 ± 0.2 μm wide. Polar filament with four to five coils, 21.2 ± 0.6 μm when extruded. Posterior angle 173.6 ± 5.2°. Early sporogonic stages and monosporic, disporic, and multisporic plasmodial stages were spherical to irregular in shape, with or without filopodia. Histopathologic analysis revealed that spores and developing stages were attached to the gallbladder wall as well as found free in the lumen. Morphologic and morphometric comparison of the present parasite with known species of Ceratomyxa indicated significant differences. In molecular and phylogenetic analyses, the present myxosporean revealed high divergence with related forms and occupied an independent position within the Ceratomyxa clade with high nodal support. Considering the morphological, morphometric, molecular, and phylogenetic dissimilarities with the previously described species of Ceratomyxa and the differences in host and geographic locations, the present species of myxosporean is treated as new and is named Ceratomyxa xanthopteri n. sp.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2021-03-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15435/1/Parasitology%20Research_2021_Sanil%20N%20K_Ceratomyxaxanthopteri.pdf
Surendran, Sneha and Chandran, Archana and Vijayagopal, P and Sanil, N K (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of Ceratomyxa xanthopteri n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) from the marine ornamental fish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes 1835 (Acanthuridae) off Vizhinjam coast, Kerala. Parasitology Research. pp. 1-9.