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Redescription of Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) maroccanus (Dollfus, 1951) (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae), a parasite of the Algerian barb Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes) (Cyprinidae) in Algeria, and first molecular data

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A. Menasria Open the ORCID record for A. Menasria [Opens in a new window] ,
D. Barčák Open the ORCID record for D. Barčák [Opens in a new window] ,
N. Kaouachi Open the ORCID record for N. Kaouachi [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Bensouilah Open the ORCID record for M. Bensouilah [Opens in a new window] ,
T. Scholz Open the ORCID record for T. Scholz [Opens in a new window]  and
J.S. Hernández-Orts Open the ORCID record for J.S. Hernández-Orts [Opens in a new window]
A. Menasria
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Mohamed Cherif Messaadia, BP 1553, Annaba Road, 41000 Souk Ahras, Algeria
D. Barčák
Affiliation:
Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
N. Kaouachi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Mohamed Cherif Messaadia, BP 1553, Annaba Road, 41000 Souk Ahras, Algeria
M. Bensouilah
Affiliation:
Ecobiology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, BP 12 El-Hadjar, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
T. Scholz
Affiliation:
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
J.S. Hernández-Orts*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación Aplicada y Transferencia Tecnológica en Recursos Marinos Almirante Storni (CIMAS – CCT CONICET – CENPAT), Güemes 1030, 8520 San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, Argentina
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Author for correspondence: J.S. Hernández-Orts, E-mail: jesus.hernandez.orts@gmail.com
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Abstract

Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) maroccanus (Dollfus, 1951), an insufficiently described quadrigyrid acanthocephalan of cyprinid fishes from Northwest Africa, is redescribed based on recently collected specimens from the Algerian barb Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes) in Algeria. Newly observed morphological features for A. (A.) maroccanus include the arrangement of proboscis hooks (not in regular circles), the male reproductive structures extending into the copulatory bursa and the presence of a para-receptacle structure and vaginal sleeve. The mechanism of copulation of this acanthocephalan is described based on several copulating pairs. The phylogenetic position of A. (A.) maroccanus within Eoacanthocephala was assessed based on partial 28S rDNA sequences. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses placed A. (A.) maroccanus in a clade with Palliolisentis (Demidueterospinus) ophiocephalus (Thapar, 1931), both species included in the Quadrigyridae, the only family within the Gyracanthocephala.

Keywords

AcanthocephalaEoacanthocephalafreshwater fishtaxonomy28S rDNAphylogenyNorth Africa
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Research Paper
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 94 , 2020 , e82
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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