Henneguya sacacaensis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) parasitizing gills of the acará bicudo Satanoperca jurupari (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) in eastern Amazon

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Abstract This study describes Henneguya sacacaensis n. sp. in specimens of the Osteichthyes Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840), collected in the Rio Curiaú Environmental Protection Area in the city of Macapá, state of Amapá Brazil. Using optical microscopy and molecular analysis, these cyst-shaped parasites were analyzed. The gills of 57.14% of the analyzed S. jurupari contained hundreds of spores. The cysts found on the gill lamellae were oval-shaped and whitish. The Henneguya spores had an average length of 46.5 (41.3-56.92) µm. The fusiform body of the Henneguya measured 16.5 (13.16-20.01) µm long and 5.1 (3.91-6.12) µm in width, the two polar capsules had a taper of 3.83 (3.4-4.32) µm and a width of 1.68 (1.4-1.99) µm, and the tail measured 30 (22.47-41.67) µm in length, containing a polar filament coiled seven to nine times. Morphogical and phylogenetic analysis allowed the preposition of a new species, Henneguya sacacaensis n. sp, that belongs to the family Myxobolidae and the genus Henneguya.

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Resumo Henneguya sacacaensis n. sp. é descrito em espécimes do Osteichthyes Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840), coletados na área de Proteção Ambiental do rio Curiaú na cidade de Macapá no estado do Amapá, Brasil. Com auxílio de microscopia óptica e análises moleculares, esses parasitos foram analisados e observados nas brânquias em forma de cistos, contendo centenas de esporos e apresentaram a prevalência de 57,14%. Os cistos encontrados nas lamelas branquiais tinham formatos ovais e esbranquiçados. Seus esporos apresentaram um comprimento médio de 46,5 (41,3-56,92) µm, corpo fusiforme medindo 16,5 (13,16-20,01) µm de comprimento e 5,1 (3,91-6,12) µm de largura, suas duas cápsulas polares apresentam uma conicidade de 3,83 (3,4-4,32) µm e sua largura 1,68 µm (1,4-1,99), a cauda 30 (22,47-41,67) µm de comprimento, contento um filamento polar de 7 à 9 voltas. Análises morfológicas e filogenéticas permitiram a preposição de uma nova espécie, Henneguya sacacaensis n. sp, que pertence à família Myxobolidae e ao gênero Henneguya.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): rbpv

Title: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária

Abbreviated Title: Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

Publisher: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária (Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil )

ISSN (Print): 0103-846X

ISSN (Electronic): 1984-2961

Publication date (Print and electronic): 2020

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

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[01] Macapá Amapá orgnameUniversidade do Estado do Amapá orgdiv1Laboratório de Morfofisiologia e Sanidade Animal Brazil

[02] Belém Pará orgnameUniversidade Federal Rural da Amazônia orgdiv1Laboratório de Pesquisa Carlos Azevedo Brazil

[03] Belém Pará orgnameUniversidade Federal Rural da Amazônia orgdiv1Laboratório de Genética Aplicada Brazil

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DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612020030

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