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Re-establishment of the family Coccomyxidae and description of five novel species of Auerbachia and Coccomyxa (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) parasites from Australian fishes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2010

HOLLY HEINIGER ,
NICOLE L. GUNTER  and
ROBERT D. ADLARD
HOLLY HEINIGER
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
NICOLE L. GUNTER
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
ROBERT D. ADLARD*
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
*
*Corresponding author: Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia. Tel: +617 3840 7723. Fax: +617 3846 1226. E-mail: robert.adlard@qm.qld.gov.au
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Summary

Five novel species, Auerbachia scomberoidi n. sp., Auerbachia chaetodoni n. sp., Auerbachia caranxi n. sp., Coccomyxa colurodontidis n. sp. and Coccomyxa gobiodoni n. sp. are described from the gall bladders of marine teleosts. These species descriptions provide the first record of Auerbachia from Australian waters. Each species is characterized morphologically, including additional measurements for Auerbachia spp. and small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences were determined for molecular phylogenetic analyses. All 5 species were each recovered from a single (and different) species of host. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a close genetic relatedness between members of Auerbachia and Coccomyxa. Based on these phylogenetic data, on obvious paraphyly displayed by the Myxidiidae and on priority, we propose the re-establishment of the family Coccomyxidae to house all species of the genera, Coccomyxa, Auerbachia and Globospora.

Keywords

MyxosporeaBivalvulidaAuerbachiaCoccomyxaCoccomyxidaegall bladderparasitephylogeny
Type
Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 138 , Issue 4 , April 2011 , pp. 501 - 515
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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