Molecular relationships and phylogeny in a community of myxosporeans and actinosporeans based on their 18S rDNA sequences

International Journal for Parasitology
Astrid Sibylle HolzerRodney Wootten

Abstract

The community of myxosporeans and actinosporeans inhabiting a typical Scottish highland stream and the outflow area of an adjacent salmon hatchery was analysed on the basis of their 18S rDNA sequences. Nine myxosporeans belonging to the genera Sphaerospora, Chloromyxum, Zschokkella, Myxidium, Hoferellus and Myxobilatus were identified from mature spores in different organs of the fish species present. Twelve actinosporean types belonging to the collective groups of neoactinomyxum, aurantiactinomyxon, raabeia, echinactinomyxon and synactinomyxon were found to be released from oligochaete worms collected from sediments. Twenty of the 21 sequences obtained from these myxozoans are new entries to the myxozoan database, and the genera Chloromyxum, Hoferellus and Myxobilatus were entered for the first time. Study of the molecular relationships between the different taxa and with other myxozoan sequences available showed that the myxosporeans inhabiting the urinary system clearly cluster together, independently of host species or spore morphology. However, the sequences of the two Sphaerospora species encountered show considerable differences from other members of this group and all other freshwater myxosporeans, and they were found t...Continue Reading

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Feb 28, 2006·Parasitology Research·Astrid S HolzerRod Wootten
Aug 20, 2009·Parasitology Research·Caterina MarcucciEnzo Goretti
Feb 5, 2013·Parasitology Research·Bing-Wen XiXian-Ping Ge
Jun 12, 2013·International Journal for Parasitology·Gema Alama-BermejoAstrid S Holzer
Jul 30, 2010·BMC Evolutionary Biology·Ivan Fiala, Pavla Bartosová
Mar 19, 2013·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·Pavla BartošováAstrid Sibylle Holzer
Dec 23, 2009·Parasitology International·Astrid Sibylle HolzerChristina Sommerville
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