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<p>Trypanorhynch cestode larvae were found parasitizing specimens of dusky flounder <italic>Syacium papillosum</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico (s-GoM). Plerocercoids were recovered from a total of 194 flatfish, embedded in the intestine and stomach wall. Trypanorhynch were identified using morphology and a molecular phylogeny using newly sequenced partial 28S (region D1-D3) ribosomal DNA in combination with data derived from other species of trypanorhynchs available from GenBank. Larvae representing three genera of trypanorhynch cestodes, <italic>Nybelinia</italic> Poche, 1926; <italic>Kotorella</italic> <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_helm-2024-0002_ref_017">Euzet &amp; Radujkovic, 1989</xref> and <italic>Oncomegas</italic> Dollfus, 1929 were found in dusky flounder specimens in the s-GoM. These plerocercoids represent six species: <italic>Nybelinia</italic> sp. 1, <italic>Nybelinia</italic> sp. 2, <italic>Nybelinia</italic> sp. 3, <italic>Nybelinia</italic> sp. 4, <italic>Kotorella pronosoma</italic> (Stossich, 1901) and <italic>Oncomegas wageneri</italic> (Linton, 1890) Dollfus, 1929. All cestode specimens in this study represent new locality records for their respective species.</p>
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Trypanorhynch cestode larvae were found parasitizing specimens of dusky flounder Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico (s-GoM). Plerocercoids were recovered from a total of 194 flatfish, embedded in the intestine and stomach wall. Trypanorhynch were identified using morphology and a molecular phylogeny using newly sequenced partial 28S (region D1-D3) ribosomal DNA in combination with data derived from other species of trypanorhynchs available from GenBank. Larvae representing three genera of trypanorhynch cestodes, Nybelinia Poche, 1926; Kotorella Euzet & Radujkovic, 1989 and Oncomegas Dollfus, 1929 were found in dusky flounder specimens in the s-GoM. These plerocercoids represent six species: Nybelinia sp. 1, Nybelinia sp. 2, Nybelinia sp. 3, Nybelinia sp. 4, Kotorella pronosoma (Stossich, 1901) and Oncomegas wageneri (Linton, 1890) Dollfus, 1929. All cestode specimens in this study represent new locality records for their respective species.

Larvae trypanorhynch (Cestoda) infecting the dusky flounder, <italic>Syacium papillosum</italic> (Paralichthyidae: Pleuronectiformes) in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Instituto de Ecología, Pesquerías y Oceanografía (EPOMEX) de la Universidad Autónoma de Campeche

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM)

Laboratorio de Parasitología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN)

Helminthologia

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Larvae trypanorhynch (Cestoda) infecting the dusky flounder,  (Paralichthyidae: Pleuronectiformes) in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Trypanorhynch cestode larvae were found parasitizing specimens of dusky flounder Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico...

Larvae trypanorhynch (Cestoda) infecting the dusky flounder, Syacium papillosum (Paralichthyidae: Pleuronectiformes) in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 23 abr 2024

Páginas: 46 - 58

Recibido: 30 ago 2023

Aceptado: 24 nov 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0002

Palabras clave
Cestodes, Gulf of Mexico, Trypanorhynch,

© 2024 A. Paredes-Trujillo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Larvae trypanorhynch (Cestoda) infecting the dusky flounder, Syacium papillosum (Paralichthyidae: Pleuronectiformes) in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 23 abr 2024

Páginas: 46 - 58

Recibido: 30 ago 2023

Aceptado: 24 nov 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0002

Palabras claveCestodes, Gulf of Mexico, Trypanorhynch,

© 2024 A. Paredes-Trujillo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Cestodes, Gulf of Mexico, Trypanorhynch,