A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid
<p class="AbstractKeywordsStylesEJTFirstpage"><em>Iranocichla hormuzensis</em> occupies a biogeographically peculiar position. This endemic of southern Iran is the only Iranian cichlid. While it is phylogenetically related to African oreochromine members of the cichlid fa...
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| author | Walter A. Boeger Maarten P.M. Vanhove Fidel Muterezi Bukinga Filip A.M. Volckaert Tine Huyse Antoine Pariselle |
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| description | <p class="AbstractKeywordsStylesEJTFirstpage"><em>Iranocichla hormuzensis</em> occupies a biogeographically peculiar position. This endemic of southern Iran is the only Iranian cichlid. While it is phylogenetically related to African oreochromine members of the cichlid family, it remains unclear how it has dispersed into its current range. It is one of the many lasting enigmas of cichlid biogeography. Monogenean fish parasites may provide useful additional information in such cases. Therefore, <em>I. hormuzensis </em>was examined for these flatworms. A gyrodactylid parasite is reported<em> </em>and compared to congeners from the Palearctic and from cichlids. In this way, we verify whether it shows affinities to parasites from fishes that are either biogeographically or phylogenetically close to <em>Iranocichla hormuzensis</em>. The species is new to science and described as <em>Gyrodactylus jalalii </em>sp. nov.<strong> </strong>This is the first description of a parasite infecting <em>I. hormuzensis</em>. Because of the fixation method or age of the material, DNA could not be isolated. Due to the lack of genetic data, no conclusions can be drawn on its phylogenetic positioning. Indeed, <em>Gyrodactylus</em> phylogeny cannot be inferred from morphological characteristics alone. Moreover, the congeners phenotypically reminiscent of the new species belong to a <em>Gyrodactylus</em> clade which is highly diverse in geographic range and host choice. Hence, there is no evidence linking the new species to an exclusively African or cichlid-bound <em>Gyrodactylus</em> lineage.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9ee70078c394ac7adddd1f7b3ac8b6b2022-12-22T00:59:21ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732012-11-0103011010.5852/ejt.2012.30A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlidWalter A. BoegerMaarten P.M. VanhoveFidel Muterezi BukingaFilip A.M. VolckaertTine HuyseAntoine Pariselle<p class="AbstractKeywordsStylesEJTFirstpage"><em>Iranocichla hormuzensis</em> occupies a biogeographically peculiar position. This endemic of southern Iran is the only Iranian cichlid. While it is phylogenetically related to African oreochromine members of the cichlid family, it remains unclear how it has dispersed into its current range. It is one of the many lasting enigmas of cichlid biogeography. Monogenean fish parasites may provide useful additional information in such cases. Therefore, <em>I. hormuzensis </em>was examined for these flatworms. A gyrodactylid parasite is reported<em> </em>and compared to congeners from the Palearctic and from cichlids. In this way, we verify whether it shows affinities to parasites from fishes that are either biogeographically or phylogenetically close to <em>Iranocichla hormuzensis</em>. The species is new to science and described as <em>Gyrodactylus jalalii </em>sp. nov.<strong> </strong>This is the first description of a parasite infecting <em>I. hormuzensis</em>. Because of the fixation method or age of the material, DNA could not be isolated. Due to the lack of genetic data, no conclusions can be drawn on its phylogenetic positioning. Indeed, <em>Gyrodactylus</em> phylogeny cannot be inferred from morphological characteristics alone. Moreover, the congeners phenotypically reminiscent of the new species belong to a <em>Gyrodactylus</em> clade which is highly diverse in geographic range and host choice. Hence, there is no evidence linking the new species to an exclusively African or cichlid-bound <em>Gyrodactylus</em> lineage.</p>http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/123Gyrodactylus jalalii sp. nov.OreochrominiPlatyhelminthesPerciformesspecies description |
| spellingShingle | Walter A. Boeger Maarten P.M. Vanhove Fidel Muterezi Bukinga Filip A.M. Volckaert Tine Huyse Antoine Pariselle A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid European Journal of Taxonomy Gyrodactylus jalalii sp. nov. Oreochromini Platyhelminthes Perciformes species description |
| title | A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid |
| title_full | A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid |
| title_short | A new species of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae), an ectoparasite from the endemic Iranocichla hormuzensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae), the only Iranian cichlid |
| title_sort | new species of gyrodactylus monogenea gyrodactylidae an ectoparasite from the endemic iranocichla hormuzensis teleostei cichlidae the only iranian cichlid |
| topic | Gyrodactylus jalalii sp. nov. Oreochromini Platyhelminthes Perciformes species description |
| url | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/123 |
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