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A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization

Via morphological and molecular analysis, we describe a new species of taeniid from Patagonia (Argentina): Versteria cuja n. sp., parasitizing the Lesser grison Galictis cuja (Molina) (Carnivora: Mustelidae). This is the first report of a species of Versteria in Argentina and for a native mustelid....

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Autores principales: Bagnato, Estefanía, Gilardoni, Carmen, Martin, Gabriel Mario, Digiani, María Celina
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Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36043153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.07.007
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author Bagnato, Estefanía
Gilardoni, Carmen
Martin, Gabriel Mario
Digiani, María Celina
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Gilardoni, Carmen
Martin, Gabriel Mario
Digiani, María Celina
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description Via morphological and molecular analysis, we describe a new species of taeniid from Patagonia (Argentina): Versteria cuja n. sp., parasitizing the Lesser grison Galictis cuja (Molina) (Carnivora: Mustelidae). This is the first report of a species of Versteria in Argentina and for a native mustelid. The new species (the third in the genus Versteria) is proposed using an integrative taxonomic approach, based on traditional morphology (distinctive morphological and morphometric diagnostic characters), genetic distances and phylogeny based on molecular data, the distinct geographical distribution, and the different definitive host species. Versteria cuja n. sp. mainly differs from Versteria mustelae (Gmelin, 1790) (from Europe) in the number of testes (54–85 vs. 83–127 in V. mustelae), the rostellum size (39–75 vs. 85–180 μm in V. mustelae), the genital atrium size (170–420 vs. 68-91 μm in V. mustelae) and in the hooks’ shape. It also differs from the African species Versteria brachyacantha (Baer and Fain, 1951) by having smaller measurements regarding the main diagnostic characters, i.e. size of scolex, rostellum and suckers, number, size and shape of rostellar hooks, number of testes, and by having smooth cirrus (vs. cirrus covered with hair-like bristles in V. brachyacantha). Phylogenetical analysis using cox1 showed our specimens clustering with North American isolates of Versteria sp. in a well-supported American clade (mean genetic divergence 0.024), separated from another clade composed of different isolates of V. mustelae (0.093). The close relationship between the new species and the North American species, known as “zoonotic” Versteria sp., and responsible for fatal infections by metacestodes in free-ranging wildlife (rodents), captive primates and immunosuppressed people, lead us to think that the zoonotic potential of Versteria cuja n. sp. should not be discarded.
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spelling pubmed-94203422022-08-29 A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization Bagnato, Estefanía Gilardoni, Carmen Martin, Gabriel Mario Digiani, María Celina Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl Article Via morphological and molecular analysis, we describe a new species of taeniid from Patagonia (Argentina): Versteria cuja n. sp., parasitizing the Lesser grison Galictis cuja (Molina) (Carnivora: Mustelidae). This is the first report of a species of Versteria in Argentina and for a native mustelid. The new species (the third in the genus Versteria) is proposed using an integrative taxonomic approach, based on traditional morphology (distinctive morphological and morphometric diagnostic characters), genetic distances and phylogeny based on molecular data, the distinct geographical distribution, and the different definitive host species. Versteria cuja n. sp. mainly differs from Versteria mustelae (Gmelin, 1790) (from Europe) in the number of testes (54–85 vs. 83–127 in V. mustelae), the rostellum size (39–75 vs. 85–180 μm in V. mustelae), the genital atrium size (170–420 vs. 68-91 μm in V. mustelae) and in the hooks’ shape. It also differs from the African species Versteria brachyacantha (Baer and Fain, 1951) by having smaller measurements regarding the main diagnostic characters, i.e. size of scolex, rostellum and suckers, number, size and shape of rostellar hooks, number of testes, and by having smooth cirrus (vs. cirrus covered with hair-like bristles in V. brachyacantha). Phylogenetical analysis using cox1 showed our specimens clustering with North American isolates of Versteria sp. in a well-supported American clade (mean genetic divergence 0.024), separated from another clade composed of different isolates of V. mustelae (0.093). The close relationship between the new species and the North American species, known as “zoonotic” Versteria sp., and responsible for fatal infections by metacestodes in free-ranging wildlife (rodents), captive primates and immunosuppressed people, lead us to think that the zoonotic potential of Versteria cuja n. sp. should not be discarded. Elsevier 2022-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9420342/ /pubmed/36043153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.07.007 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Bagnato, Estefanía
Gilardoni, Carmen
Martin, Gabriel Mario
Digiani, María Celina
A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title_full A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title_fullStr A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title_short A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Patagonia, Argentina: Morphological and molecular characterization
title_sort new species of versteria (cestoda: taeniidae) parasitizing galictis cuja (carnivora: mustelidae) from patagonia, argentina: morphological and molecular characterization
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36043153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.07.007
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