Characterisation of myxozoan fauna of western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Gerard) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), inhabiting experimental catfish ponds in Mississippi, USA.

Systematic Parasitology
Justin M StilwellMatt J Griffin

Abstract

Characterising myxozoan taxa parasitising fish hosts in catfish aquaculture ponds is crucial to understanding myxozoan community dynamics in these diverse and complex ecological systems. This work investigated the myxozoan fauna of the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, a common, incidental species found in catfish aquaculture ponds in the southeastern United States. 598 fish were sampled in May of 2018 and 2019 from the pond facility of the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center in Stoneville, Mississippi, USA. Fish were examined microscopically using wet mount preparations of fresh tissue and histology for myxozoans. 18S rRNA gene sequences were amplified from myxospores obtained at necropsy. Updated morphologic, histologic, and 18S rRNA gene sequence features are provided for Henneguya gambusi, Myxobolus pharyngeus, and Myxidium phyllium. Two potentially novel myxozoans were observed during this survey, an undocumented Myxobolus sp. associated with chondrolysis of bones throughout the body and a putative Myxobilatus sp. observed histologically in the renal tubules, ureters, and urinary bladder. However, inadequate samples were obtained for proper species descriptions. Lastly, the life cycle of M. pharyngeus,...Continue Reading

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