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Molecular and morphological characterization of the cercariae of Lecithodendrium linstowi (Dollfus, 1931), a trematode of bats, and incrimination of the first intermediate snail host, Radix balthica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2017

EGIE E. ENABULELE Open the ORCID record for EGIE E. ENABULELE [Opens in a new window] ,
SCOTT P. LAWTON ,
ANTHONY J. WALKER  and
RUTH S. KIRK
EGIE E. ENABULELE
Affiliation:
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
SCOTT P. LAWTON
Affiliation:
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK
ANTHONY J. WALKER
Affiliation:
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK
RUTH S. KIRK*
Affiliation:
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK
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*Corresponding author: Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK. E-mail: r.kirk@kingston.ac.uk
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Summary

Lecithodendrium linstowi is one of the most prevalent and abundant trematodes of bats, but the larval stages and intermediate hosts have not been identified. We present the first molecular and morphological characterization of the cercariae of L. linstowi based on a phylogenetic analysis of partial fragments of LSU and ITS2 rDNA. The first intermediate host was incriminated as Radix balthica by DNA barcoding using cox1 and ITS2 sequences, although the snail morphologically resembled Radix peregra, emphasizing the requirement for molecular identification of lymnaeids as important intermediate hosts of medical and veterinary impact. The application of molecular data in this study has enabled linkage of life cycle stages and accurate incrimination of the first intermediate host.

Keywords

Lecithodendrium linstowixiphidiocercariaeRadix balthicabatsLSUITS2cox1
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 145 , Issue 3 , March 2018 , pp. 307 - 312
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