Article
Zoology
Jit Marick, Jan Brabec, Anindo Choudhury, Tomas Scholz, Anirban Ash
Summary: The diversification of tapeworms of the subfamily Gangesiinae, parasites of catfishes, is evaluated using molecular and morphological evidence. The Indomalayan region appears to be the ancestral homeland and a major center of diversification of these tapeworms, with range expansions in western and northern parts of Eurasia and Africa.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Frank Raynner Ribeiro, Carlison Silva-Oliveira, Alberto Conceicao F. da Silva, Andre L. Colares Canto
Summary: A new species of Tatia from the rio Tapajos in Brazil is described. This new species is distinguished from others based on morphological characteristics, color pattern, and feeding habits. It is a nocturnal fish that feeds on insects on the water surface and is likely endemic to the rio Tapajos basin.
NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Antoine Fouquet, Killian Leblanc, Anne-Claire Fabre, Miguel T. Rodrigues, Marcelo Menin, Elodie A. Courtois, Mael Dewynter, Monique Holting, Raffael Ernst, Pedro Peloso, Philippe J. R. Kok
Summary: The genus Synapturanus includes three new species of fossorial frogs, differentiated from congeners by external morphological, acoustic, and osteological traits. The species exhibit an increase in fossorial habits in the easternmost species, while the relatively conserved morphology of the posterior body suggests fossoriality mainly involves the anterior part. The fusion of tarsal bones in western clade species may indicate locomotory adaptation to more epigean habits.
ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Omar Rojas-Padilla, Giussepe Gagliardi-Urrutia, Ehiko J. Rios-Alva, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher
Summary: This study describes a new species of Chiasmocleis found in the Amazonian forest of Peru. The researchers used DNA sequences and CT-scan models to infer its phylogenetic position and discussed the variations in osteological characters used in the genus systematics.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miqueias Ferrao, James Hanken, Albertina P. Lima
Summary: Cryptic diversity is prevalent in Amazonian anurans, especially in nurse frogs of the genus Allobates. It is crucial to formally describe these unnamed species in order to study their biology and protect their habitats.
Article
Zoology
Zhongguang Chen, Jiayun Wu, Anxiang Wen
Summary: Liobagrus huaiheensis, a new species of catfish, is distinct from other Liobagrus species in China due to its unique combination of characteristics, such as serrations on the pectoral-fin spine, number of anal-fin rays, and position of the anus close to pelvic-fin insertion.
Article
Zoology
Heok Hee Ng, Maurice Kottelat
Summary: Bagarius vegrandis, a new species found in the Chao Phraya and Mekong river drainages, differs from congeners in having a small body size, the adipose-fin origin located significantly posterior to the anal-fin origin, and a unique combination of characters.
Article
Fisheries
Rui-Xia Xie, Liang Cao, E. Zhang
Summary: A new species of small-sized torrent fish, Liobagrus, has been discovered in the Nan-Jiang River, a tributary of the Jialing River in the upper Chang-Jiang basin. This species differs from other recognized Chinese congeners in various morphological characteristics and genetic distance.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Paulo Henrique Gaem, Ana Andrade, Fiorella Fernanda Mazine, Alberto Vicentini
Summary: The study demonstrates the effectiveness of using multiple evidence-based methods to identify tree species in tropical forests, such as morphotyping and near-infrared spectroscopic data. Results indicate that inexpensive tools can effectively assist in distinguishing species in large-scale projects, highlighting the importance of integrative approaches in this regard.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Dalibor Uhrovic, Tomas Scholz, Olena Kudlai, Mikulas Oros
Summary: The newly proposed genus Megancestus includes only one species, Megancestus carpiodi, which is a stenoxenous parasite found mainly in carpsuckers and quillback in North America. This species differs from other caryophyllidean tapeworm genera by the structure of its reproductive organs.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Daniela C. Zappi, Rafael G. Barbosa-Silva, Nigel P. Taylor
Summary: A new disjunct record of Pseudorhipsalis amazonica from the eastern side of the Amazon basin is reported in this study, along with a description of its unusual reproductive behavior.
Article
Parasitology
Tomas Scholz, Alain de Chambrier, Chris T. McAllister, Vasyl V. Tkach, Roman Kuchta
Summary: This article introduces the tapeworm parasites of the northern cottonmouth snake, revealing that only 2 species have a specific parasitic relationship with the snake. The characteristics of these tapeworm species are redescribed. In addition, information on 18 species of Ophiotaenia from semiaquatic snakes worldwide is provided.
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Geraldine Oosthuizen, Aline A. Acosta, Nico J. Smit, Bjoern C. Schaeffner
Summary: The newly discovered Grillotia sasciae n. sp., recovered from the spotted skate off the south coast of the Western Cape in South Africa, shares similarities with species in the Grillotia subgenus, but possesses distinctive characteristics at both morphological and molecular levels.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Keila Xavier Magalhaes, Raimundo Darley Figueiredo da Silva, Andre Oliveira Sawakuchi, Alany Pedrosa Goncalves, Grazielle Fernanda Evangelista Gomes, Janice Muriel-Cunha, Mark H. Sabaj, Leandro Melo de Sousa
Summary: The study revealed a strong genetic structure among populations of B. xanthellus within its distribution range, with potential isolation of populations at the downstream limit due to the impoundment of the Middle Xingu channel for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam. Therefore, future conservation plans need to take into account the genetic diversity of B. xanthellus throughout its range.
Article
Plant Sciences
William Wayt Thomas, Nancy Hensold, Robin Foster, Richard H. Ree, Raimundo Luciano Soares Neto
Summary: An unidentified tree collected in Manu National Park in Peru in 1973 was found to belong to a new genus and species of Picramniaceae, named Aenigmanu alvareziae. The study provides a full morphological description, illustrations, and a distribution map of the new taxon, as well as a revised key to the genera of Picramniaceae.
Article
Ecology
Andrea Gustinelli, Monica Caffara, Dino Scaravelli, Maria Letizia Fioravanti, Tomas Scholz
Summary: A new species of metacercaria, Ascocotyle (Phagicola) trentinii n. sp., is discovered in coastal lagoons in northeastern Italy. It is unique with its circumoral spines and gonotyl morphology, and completes its life cycle in brackish water lagoons.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Lana Liard, Alain de Chambrier, Andrea Waeschenbach, Tomas Scholz
Summary: This article describes a new species of proteocephalid cestodes, which is closely related to proteocephalid species from reptiles in Indomalaya and Australasia. The study suggests that the species diversity of reptilian cestodes in Madagascar may be underestimated.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Miroslava Soldanova, Petra Kundid, Tomas Scholz, Roar Kristoffersen, Rune Knudsen
Summary: Phenotypic polymorphism is rarely observed in free-living stages of parasites, but a unique case of somatic polymorphism in conspecific cercariae of Trichobilharzia sp. peregra was described here. Two distinct size morphs were identified, with small individuals being the normal phenotype in snail populations. The causes and consequences of generating a larger alternative phenotype in the parasite infrapopulation were discussed in the context of transmission ecology.
Article
Microbiology
Miroslava Soldanova, Ana Born-Torrijos, Roar Kristoffersen, Rune Knudsen, Per-Arne Amundsen, Tomas Scholz
Summary: This study investigated the daily cercarial emergence rhythms of bird schistosomes in a subarctic lake and found a circadian rhythm with the highest emergence during the morning hours. These patterns were independent of the photo- and thermo-period regimes and showed relatively high production of cercariae at low temperatures.
Article
Parasitology
Anindo Choudhury, Tomas Scholz, Joseph S. Beuchel
Summary: A new species of tapeworm, Bothriocephalus kupermani n. sp., is described based on morphological and molecular data. It is found to mainly parasitize pumpkinseed and green sunfish. The new species differs from its North American congeners mainly in the shape of its scolex and the presence of vitelline follicles in the ovarian and uterine areas. It appears to be associated with Lepomis sunfishes.
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Tomas Scholz, Anindo Choudhury, Chris T. McAllister
Summary: A new genus, Laruella, is proposed for the cestode parasite L. perplexa found in the bowfin in North America. The genus is distinct from other proteocephalid genera and its phylogenetic relationships have not been resolved. Other similar species and a list of cestode parasites reported from bowfin are also discussed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE
(2022)
Review
Parasitology
Tomas Scholz, Roman Kuchta
Summary: Tapeworms account for one-third of the total tapeworm species diversity in fishes, with elasmobranchs and teleosts being the main hosts. Significant progress has been made in understanding their species diversity and host associations in the last 20 years. Molecular data have greatly contributed to the classification of fish tapeworms.
Article
Parasitology
Hynek Mazanec, Nikol Buskova, Zdenko Gardian, Roman Kuchta
Summary: We provide the first evidence of EV secretion across all stages of the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus using a laboratory life cycle model. EV-like bodies were observed in all examined stages, including hexacanths, procercoids, plerocercoids, and adults. We also describe novel tegumental structures potentially involved in EV biogenesis and the presence of elongated EVs similar to other parasite species.
FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
Andrew P. Shinn, Annemarie Avenant-Oldewage, Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso, Armando J. Cruz-Laufer, Adriana Garcia-Vasquez, Jesus S. Hernandez-Orts, Roman Kuchta, Matt Longshaw, Matthijs Metselaar, Antoine Pariselle, Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon, Pravata Kumar Pradhan, Miguel Rubio-Godoy, Neeraj Sood, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Marty R. Deveney
Summary: For the past 80 years, tilapia have been globally translocated for aquaculture, with production recorded in over 124 countries. Of the 7 million tonnes of tilapia produced, 79% comes from countries outside their natural range. Tilapias carry numerous parasites, and this review provides a summary of over 2500 host-parasite records and more than 820 recorded tilapia translocations. The study highlights the significant pathogens that pose a threat to tilapia health and identifies the risks of parasite translocation as aquaculture industries expand.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Tomas Scholz, Alain de Chambrier, Chris T. McAllister, Vasyl V. Tkach, Roman Kuchta
Summary: This article introduces the tapeworm parasites of the northern cottonmouth snake, revealing that only 2 species have a specific parasitic relationship with the snake. The characteristics of these tapeworm species are redescribed. In addition, information on 18 species of Ophiotaenia from semiaquatic snakes worldwide is provided.
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Tomas Scholz, Anindo Choudhury, Florian Reyda
Summary: Based on previous molecular phylogenetic analyses, a new genus named Bothriocestus is established to accommodate bothriocephalid tapeworms parasitizing freshwater fishes. Two species, Bothriocestus claviceps and Bothriocestus cuspidatus, are described and characterized morphologically.
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Parasitology
Chia-Kwung Fan, Daniel Barcak, Tomas Scholz, Pasaikou Sonko, Martina Orosova, Kua-Eyre Su, Chun-Chao Chang, Yuarn-Jang Lee, Roman Kuchta, Mikulas Oros
Summary: This study reviewed cases of diphyllobothriosis in Taiwan and confirmed that recent cases were caused by Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis, which was likely imported through Pacific salmon. Previous diagnoses of Dibothriocephalus latus cases in Taiwan are questionable.
FOOD AND WATERBORNE PARASITOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
C. A. Mendoza-Palmero, A. A. Acosta, T. Scholz
Summary: This study analyzed the partial sequences of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene of seven species of Cosmetocleithrum, providing insights into the evolutionary relationships and classification of this parasite genus. The results revealed that Cosmetocleithrum is an evolutionary recent group composed of two well-defined lineages. However, the search for defining characteristics within Cosmetocleithrum remains challenging.
JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
T. Scholz, R. Biswas, B. K. Patra, A. Ash
Summary: A new genus, Mystocestus, is proposed to accommodate a new species, Mystocestus anindoi n. g., n. sp. The new genus is most similar to Lucknowia in body shape, but differs in ovary shape and vitelline follicles. Molecular data support the erection of the new genus and distinguish it from Bovienia in scolex shape and vitelline follicle position.
JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Dalibor Uhrovic, Mikulas Oros, Olena Kudlai, Roman Kuchta, Tomas Scholz
Summary: The caryophyllidean genus Archigetes is unique in its ability to mature in invertebrate hosts and has been found in both non-native common carp and native freshwater fishes in North America. A molecular study has identified three new species and provided a key for identification. Archigetes and Paraglaridacris differ most noticeably in the structure of the ovary.
