Polystoma nacialtuneli n. sp (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eastern spadefoot, pelobates syriacus (Ppelobatidae) in Turkey

Date

2012-03

Authors

Du Preez, Louis H.
Verneau, Olivier

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Cambridge University

Abstract

Polystoma nacialtuneli n. sp. is described from the urinary bladder of the eastern spadefoot, Pelobates syriacus from Turkey. This is the fifth polystome species known from Turkey and the third species in Pelobates. We show that this new parasite species can be distinguished from other polystome species in the area by a combination of characteristics, including parasite size and the shape and size of the hamuli. Polystoma pelobatis from Pelobates cultripes has a pair of well-developed hamuli, while P. fuscus from Pe. fuscus characteristically has a pair of underdeveloped hamuli barely larger than the marginal hooklets. Polystoma nacialtuneli n. sp. has well-developed hamuli that vary significantly in shape. Phylogenetic relationships of P. nacialtuneli n. sp. within Polystoma, supplemented with molecular divergences estimated from internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) sequences, indicate that they are well separated from their closest relatives, i.e. P. fuscus and P. pelobatis from Pe. fuscus and Pe. cultripes, respectively.

Description

Keywords

Parasitology, Zoology, Helminth-parasites, Host-specificity, South-Africa, Evolution, Position, Anuran, Monogenea, Pelobates, Pelobates cultripes, Pelobates fuscus, Pelobates syriacus, Pelobatidae, Polystoma, Polystoma fuscus, Polystoma pelobatis, Polystomatidae, Scaphiopus holbrookii

Citation

Yıldırımhan, H. S. vd. (2012). "Polystoma nacialtuneli n. sp (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eastern spadefoot, pelobates syriacus (Ppelobatidae) in Turkey". Journal of Helminthology, 86(1), 104-112.

URI

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X11000101
 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-helminthology/article/polystoma-nacialtuneli-n-sp-monogenea-polystomatidae-from-the-eastern-spadefoot-pelobates-syriacus-pelobatidae-in-turkey/98E89D5373552C3BE052FAF5EE34AB2F
 http://hdl.handle.net/11452/26429

Collections

Web of Science
Scopus