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Diversity of European lissorchiid trematodes from fish and snail hosts with comments on the validity of the genus Parasymphylodora Szidat, 1943

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R. Petkevičiūtė Open the ORCID record for R. Petkevičiūtė [Opens in a new window] ,
V. Stunžėnas Open the ORCID record for V. Stunžėnas [Opens in a new window]  and
G. Stanevičiūtė Open the ORCID record for G. Stanevičiūtė [Opens in a new window]
R. Petkevičiūtė*
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
V. Stunžėnas
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
G. Stanevičiūtė
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Author for correspondence: Romualda Petkevičiūtė, E-mail: romualda.petkeviciute@gamtc.lt
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Abstract

Genetic markers, DNA sequences and karyotypes, of some European lissorchiid species from their intermediate and final hosts were obtained to clarify controversial data about their life cycles and taxonomy, and to reveal phylogenetic affinities. The life cycles of three species have been confirmed for the first time based on molecular data. Comparative analysis of internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and partial 28S rDNA sequences has undoubtedly proven that cercariaeum of type-species of the genus Asymphylodora, Asymphylodora tincae, develops in pulmonate snails, Anisus vortex and Stagnicola palustris, but not in the genus Bithynia. The faucet snail, Bithynia tentaculata, serves as the first intermediate host for Parasymphylodora (=Asymphylodora) markewitschi and Parasymphylodora parasquamosa; adults of both species were isolated from the common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus. It has also been confirmed that B. tentaculata serves as the second intermediate host for P. parasquamosa. Phylogenetic analysis supports the validity of the genus Parasymphylodora. Two species, Parasymphylodora markewitschi and P. parasquamosa, with cercariaeum belonging to the Parasquamosum group, are closely related and are being recovered as a well-defined evolutionary lineage in phylogenetic trees. A significant divergence between Parasymphylodora spp. and Asymphylodora spp. was revealed. The diploid chromosome set of P. markewitschi is composed of 14 chromosomes and does not show similarities with karyotypes of other lissorchiid species. Asymphylodora progenetica and Asymphylodora tincae share the basal diploid value of the family, 2n = 20, and reveal very close morphology of the corresponding chromosome pairs. Karyotypic similarities of these species are in accordance with molecular phylogenetic data. Thus, the available molecular and cytogenetic data support the assignment of P. markewitschi and P. parasquamosa to a separate genus, meanwhile, the assignment of A. progenetica to the genus Parasymphylodora was not justified.

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Asymphylodora sppParasymphylodora sppmolecular phylogenykaryotypeslife-cyclesBithynia tentaculata
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 96 , 2022 , e67
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