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Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)

Synthesium elongatum (Brachycladiidae) is an intestinal digenean described from the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) in Japan. Few records of this species exist and there is a remarkable morphological similarity between S. elongatum and S. tursionis, such that a synonymy between the sp...

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Autores principales: SHIOZAKI, Akira, AMANO, Masao, FERNÁNDEZ, Mercedes, FRAIJA-FERNÁNDEZ, Natalia
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Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30799324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0636
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author SHIOZAKI, Akira
AMANO, Masao
FERNÁNDEZ, Mercedes
FRAIJA-FERNÁNDEZ, Natalia
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AMANO, Masao
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FRAIJA-FERNÁNDEZ, Natalia
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description Synthesium elongatum (Brachycladiidae) is an intestinal digenean described from the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) in Japan. Few records of this species exist and there is a remarkable morphological similarity between S. elongatum and S. tursionis, such that a synonymy between the species has been suggested previously. However, no morphological and/or molecular analysis has been carried out to clarify the taxonomic status of S. elongatum. In this study, we collected specimens of Synthesium sp. from N. asiaeorientalis in western Japan. The specimens possess lobed testes within the third quarter of the body, a round ovary, and vitellaria extending to level of uterine field, which are diagnostic characters for both S. elongatum and S. tursionis. They were morphologically identified to S. elongatum or S. tursionis due to the fact that the available morphometric data for both species overlap remarkably. A molecular analysis of the mitochondrial ND3 gene showed that the pairwise nucleotide distances between these specimens and S. tursionis were small, and phylogenetic analysis showed that these specimens and S. tursionis are in the same clade. Therefore, it was indicated that S. elongatum and S. tursionis are the same species and, consequently, S. elongatum is a synonym of S. tursionis.
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spelling pubmed-64839222019-04-30 Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) SHIOZAKI, Akira AMANO, Masao FERNÁNDEZ, Mercedes FRAIJA-FERNÁNDEZ, Natalia J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science Synthesium elongatum (Brachycladiidae) is an intestinal digenean described from the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) in Japan. Few records of this species exist and there is a remarkable morphological similarity between S. elongatum and S. tursionis, such that a synonymy between the species has been suggested previously. However, no morphological and/or molecular analysis has been carried out to clarify the taxonomic status of S. elongatum. In this study, we collected specimens of Synthesium sp. from N. asiaeorientalis in western Japan. The specimens possess lobed testes within the third quarter of the body, a round ovary, and vitellaria extending to level of uterine field, which are diagnostic characters for both S. elongatum and S. tursionis. They were morphologically identified to S. elongatum or S. tursionis due to the fact that the available morphometric data for both species overlap remarkably. A molecular analysis of the mitochondrial ND3 gene showed that the pairwise nucleotide distances between these specimens and S. tursionis were small, and phylogenetic analysis showed that these specimens and S. tursionis are in the same clade. Therefore, it was indicated that S. elongatum and S. tursionis are the same species and, consequently, S. elongatum is a synonym of S. tursionis. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2019-02-25 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6483922/ /pubmed/30799324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0636 Text en ©2019 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
spellingShingle Wildlife Science
SHIOZAKI, Akira
AMANO, Masao
FERNÁNDEZ, Mercedes
FRAIJA-FERNÁNDEZ, Natalia
Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title_full Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title_fullStr Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title_full_unstemmed Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title_short Revision of the taxonomic status of Synthesium elongatum (Ozaki, 1935) (Brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
title_sort revision of the taxonomic status of synthesium elongatum (ozaki, 1935) (brachycladiidae), an intestinal digenean of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
topic Wildlife Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30799324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0636
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