Morphology and molecular phylogeny of trypanorhynchid metacestodes infecting commercial fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Author:

Morsy K.1ORCID,Dajem S.B.2ORCID,Alghamdi A.3,El-kott A.4ORCID,Ibrahim E.5ORCID,Attia K.6ORCID,Al-Doaiss A.7ORCID,El-Mekkawy H.2ORCID,Sheraba N.8ORCID,Baiomy A.9ORCID,Fahmy M.9,Shalaby F.10ORCID

Affiliation:

1. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Cairo University, Egypt

2. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

3. Albaha University, Saudi Arabia

4. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Damanhour University, Egypt

5. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; National Organization for Research and Control of Biologicals, Egypt

6. Jazan University, Saudi Arabia; University of El-Sadat City, Egypt

7. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Sana'a University, Republic of Yemen

8. VACSERA ˗ the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines, Egypt

9. Cairo University, Egypt

10. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Mansoura University, Egypt

Abstract

ABSTRACT Members of the order Trypanorhyncha are cestode parasites that are frequently found infecting the muscles of several marine fish species, affecting fish health, and resulting in consumers’ rejection of fish. Fifty-two specimens of marine fish were freshly caught throughout the year 2020 from boat landing sites at the Alexandria coast along the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, including the grey trigger fish Balistes carolinensis (F: Balistidae); the mottled grouper Mycteroperca rubra (F: Serranidae) and the common sole Solea vulgaris (F: Soleidae). Blastocysts were isolated and ruptured; the generated pleurocerci were described morphologically and morphometrically by light and scanning electron microscopy. Also, multiple-sequence alignment was performed, and a phylogenetic tree was constructed following maximum likelihood analysis of the 18s and 28s ribosomal RNA sequences of the recovered worms. Thirty fish were infected; the infection was recorded as blastocysts embedded in fish flesh. Three different parasitic species were recovered and classified morphologically as Gymnorhynchus isuri, Pseudotobothrium dipsacum and Heteronybelinia estigmena. The taxonomic position of these parasites was justified by molecular analysis of their 18s and 28s rRNAs, which revealed high percentages of homology with species recovered from the GenBank. The accession numbers ON157059, ON139663 and ON139662 were respectively assigned to the recovered parasites after their deposition in GenBank. The results obtained from the molecular analyses confirmed the morphological records of the recovered parasites. Since metacestodes are found in the musculature of infected fish specimens, it is necessary to remove these areas in the commercialization of fish.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Veterinary

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