Diversity of parasites from  (Amphibia: Pipidae) and their seasonal rate of infection in selected habitats in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

E. M. Mbokane; J. Theron; W. J. Luus-Powel

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Diversity of parasites from Xenopus laevis (Amphibia: Pipidae) and their seasonal rate of infection in selected habitats in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 05 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 252 - 267

Otrzymano: 02 sie 2019

Przyjęty: 08 kwi 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0027

Słowa kluczowe
Season, Temperature, Heteroxenous, Monoxenous, Infections

© 2020 E. M. Mbokane, J. Theron, W. J. Luus-Powel, published by Sciendo

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

Map showing the natural distribution of Xenopus laevis in South Africa (circles).The distribution is based on De Busschere et al. (2016). Triangles indicate the sampling localities or geographical regions.

Trichodina xenopodos, photomicrographs. A = Trichodina xenopodos from a wet preparation. B = T. xenopodos in a Petri-dish with saline. Scale bar: (400×)

Protopolystoma xenopodis, photomicrographs. A = ventral view. B = illustration suckers. Scale bar: 100 μm.

Dollfuschella rodhaini, photomicrographs. A = ventral view of D. rodhaini. B = Enlarged sinus organ. Scale bar: A = 1100 μm, B = 10μm.

Progonimodiscus doyeri, photomicrographs. A = posterior view of the large acetabulum. B = micrograph of whole body of Pd. doyeri. Scale bar: 100 μm.

Cephalochlamys namaquensis, photomicrographs. A = enlarged view of the scolex. B = micrograph showing segments and the position of gonopores. Scale bar: 100 μm.

Camallanus kaapstaadi, photomicrographs A = wet preparation of Cm. kaapstaadi. B = tapering tail with three mucrons.C = enlarged buccal capsule with two large valves. Scale bar: A – B = (200x), C = (400x).

Batrachocamallanus slomei, photomicrographs. A = opening of the anterior buccal capsule. B = posterior end showing mucrons.Scale bar: A = 10 μm, B = 100 μm.

Prevalence of parasites recorded from Xenopus laevis from Modjadjiskloof, Mokopane and University of Limpopo in different seasons. Key: T. xenopodos = Trichodina xenopodos, Pt. xenopodos = Protopolystoma xenopodis, D. rodhaini = Dollfuschella rodhaini, Pd. doyeri = Progonimodiscus doyeri, Cp. namaquensis = Cephalochlamys namaquensis, B. slomei = Batrachocamallanus slomei, Cm. kaapstaadi = Camallanus kaapstaadi.

Mean intensity of parasites recorded from Xenopus laevis from Modjadjiskloof, Mokopane and University of Limpopo in different seasons. Key: T. xenopodos = Trichodina xenopodos, Pt. xenopodos = Protopolystoma xenopodis, D. rodhaini = Dollfuschella rodhaini, Pd. doyeri = Progonimodiscus doyeri, Cp. namaquensis = Cephalochlamys namaquensis, B. slomei = Batrachocamallanus slomei, Cm. kaapstaadi = Camallanus kaapstaadi.

Information on Xenopus laevis sampled at the three localities in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, during the four seasons (January 2007–October 2007).

Locality	Season	Sex	Number	Standard length
			examined	(mm)
	Autumn	Male	8	84.75 ± 9.92
		Female	10	88.87 ± 9.55
	Winter	Male	10	87.20 ± 13.04
Modjadjiskloof		Female	12	91.67 ± 9.77
	Spring	Male	11	91.09 ± 9.36
		Female	10	94.70 ± 8.46
	Summer	Male	12	92.66 ± 8.46
		Female	14	91.29 ± 8.79

	Autumn	Male	13	88.46 ± 8.51
		Female	12	84.16 ± 9.28
	Winter	Male	15	81.80 ± 9.55
		Female	13	93.77 ± 6.98
Mokopane	Spring	Male	12	88.50 ± 8.94
		Female	10	84.40 ± 8.54
	Summer	Male	14	80.57 ± 6.97
		Female	16	86.86 ± 10.07

	Autumn	Male	14	70.93 ± 4.64
		Female	11	73.63 ± 7.21
	Winter	Male	10	73.90 ± 11.29
University of Limpopo		Female	15	70.87 ± 6.13
	Spring	Male	8	66.94 ± 6.41
		Female	17	72.75 ± 6.71
	Summer	Male	13	68.46 ± 5.21
		Female	12	71.50 ± 10.45

Summary of surface water variables in the three localities. Values are given as averages of four seasonal sampling periods.

Variable	Locality

	Modjadjiskloof	Mokopane	Turfloop
Temperature (°C)	22.2	23.6	25.5
pH	7.8	7.2	7.5
Conductivity (mS/m)	50.7	115.3	65.5
Turbidity (NTU)	2.9	8.5	1.8
DO (mg^-l)	7.1	5.6	7.15

Summary of the occurrence of parasites from Xenopus laevis in relation to size and sex for surveys conducted in Modjadjiskloof, Mokopane, University of Limpopo, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Locality	Parasites	Chi-square	p – value

	Preference for sex
	Trichodina xenopodos	0.202	0.653
	Protopolystoma xenopodis	0.009	0.926
	Dollfuschella rodhaini	0.404	0.525
Modjadjiskloof	Progonimodiscus doyeri	2.063	0.151
	Cephalochlamys namaquensis	0.010	0.920
	Batrachocamallanus slomei	2.940	0.086
	Camallanus kaapstaadi	0.292	0.589

	Dollfuschella rodhaini	1.069	0.301
	Progonimodiscus doyeri	2.016	0.156
Mokopane	Cephalochlamys namaquensis	0.047	0.829
	Batrachocamallanus slomei	0.012	0.912
	Camallanus kaapstaadi	1.083	0.298

	Protopolystoma xenopodis	1.255	0.263
University of Limpopo	Batrachocamallanus slomei	0.236	0.627

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Diversity of parasites from Xenopus laevis (Amphibia: Pipidae) and their seasonal rate of infection in selected habitats in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 05 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 252 - 267

Otrzymano: 02 sie 2019

Przyjęty: 08 kwi 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0027

Słowa kluczowe
Season, Temperature, Heteroxenous, Monoxenous, Infections

© 2020 E. M. Mbokane, J. Theron, W. J. Luus-Powel, published by Sciendo

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

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Information on Xenopus laevis sampled at the three localities in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, during the four seasons (January 2007–October 2007).

Summary of surface water variables in the three localities. Values are given as averages of four seasonal sampling periods.

Summary of the occurrence of parasites from Xenopus laevis in relation to size and sex for surveys conducted in Modjadjiskloof, Mokopane, University of Limpopo, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Diversity of parasites from Xenopus laevis (Amphibia: Pipidae) and their seasonal rate of infection in selected habitats in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 05 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 252 - 267

Otrzymano: 02 sie 2019

Przyjęty: 08 kwi 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0027

Słowa kluczoweSeason, Temperature, Heteroxenous, Monoxenous, Infections

© 2020 E. M. Mbokane, J. Theron, W. J. Luus-Powel, published by Sciendo

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

Fig. 1

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Fig. 10

Information on Xenopus laevis sampled at the three localities in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, during the four seasons (January 2007–October 2007).

Summary of surface water variables in the three localities. Values are given as averages of four seasonal sampling periods.

Summary of the occurrence of parasites from Xenopus laevis in relation to size and sex for surveys conducted in Modjadjiskloof, Mokopane, University of Limpopo, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Słowa kluczowe
Season, Temperature, Heteroxenous, Monoxenous, Infections