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Journal of helminthology
2024
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| Online Access: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39523645/ |
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- sp. nov. (Bothriocephalidae Blanchard, 1849), a cestode parasite of the shorthead lizardfish (Synodontidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Santoro, M López-Verdejo, A Occhibove, F Angulo, A Rojas, A Cortés, J Solano-Barquero, A Animals Costa Rica Cestoda Phylogeny Cestode Infections Fish Diseases DNA, Ribosomal DNA, Helminth RNA, Ribosomal, 28S Intestines Sequence Analysis, DNA Pacific Ocean Microscopy Microscopy, Electron, Scanning A new species of bothriocephalid cestode in the genus is described from the intestine of the shorthead lizardfish from the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The new species is described based on an integrative taxonomic approach that includes the use of light and scanning electron microscopy, 28S rDNA sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. sp. nov. is the third known member of this genus and can be distinguished from (Linton, 1905) and Jensen & Heckmann, 1977 by a combination of morphological and ecological traits and, in particular, by having a vaginal sphincter, different number of testes, and different type host and type locality. The molecular analysis and the phylogenetic reconstructions supported its status as a new taxon placing it within a well-supported separate branch of spp. subclade. According to the present finding, represents a new host record and Costa Rica a new geographical record for species, and, in general, for a bothriocephalid cestode.