Mitogenomics, phylogenetic position, and updated distribution of Ergasilus kandti, an ergasilid copepod parasitizing African cichlid fishes

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-024-05702-3" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-024-05702-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05702-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10750-024-05702-3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Mitogenomics, phylogenetic position, and updated distribution of Ergasilus kandti, an ergasilid copepod parasitizing African cichlid fishes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Ergasilidae is a family of globally distributed copepods parasitizing freshwater fishes. Despite their widespread occurrence, their phylogeographic patterns are poorly understood, specifically in the African Great Lakes. Here, we aim to provide an update on the distribution of Ergasilus kandti, a copepod species infecting Tylochromis polylepis, an endemic cichlid fish species in Lake Tanganyika, and the phylogenetic relationship of African ergasilids. We present the first record of E. kandti parasitizing the gills of T. polylepis in Lake Tanganyika proper, identified through light microscopy and, for the first time for any ergasilid, confocal laser scanning microscopy. We suggest that this technique adds spatial context to characters that are hardly visible while using light microscopy. Phylogenetic analyses based on ribosomal DNA fragments suggest two monophyletic groups of African ergasilids. However, the phylogenetic relationships of Ergasilus remain unresolved, possibly because of the insufficient resolution of these widely used phylogenetic markers and low taxonomic coverage. A comparison of ergasilid mitochondrial genomes highlights traits found in other parasite lineages including genome shrinkage and low evolutionary rates of the cox1 gene. This study presents the most extensive molecular characterization of any ergasilid species to date.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Mitogenomics, phylogenetic position, and updated distribution of Ergasilus kandti, an ergasilid copepod parasitizing African cichlid fishes

Popis výsledku anglicky

Ergasilidae is a family of globally distributed copepods parasitizing freshwater fishes. Despite their widespread occurrence, their phylogeographic patterns are poorly understood, specifically in the African Great Lakes. Here, we aim to provide an update on the distribution of Ergasilus kandti, a copepod species infecting Tylochromis polylepis, an endemic cichlid fish species in Lake Tanganyika, and the phylogenetic relationship of African ergasilids. We present the first record of E. kandti parasitizing the gills of T. polylepis in Lake Tanganyika proper, identified through light microscopy and, for the first time for any ergasilid, confocal laser scanning microscopy. We suggest that this technique adds spatial context to characters that are hardly visible while using light microscopy. Phylogenetic analyses based on ribosomal DNA fragments suggest two monophyletic groups of African ergasilids. However, the phylogenetic relationships of Ergasilus remain unresolved, possibly because of the insufficient resolution of these widely used phylogenetic markers and low taxonomic coverage. A comparison of ergasilid mitochondrial genomes highlights traits found in other parasite lineages including genome shrinkage and low evolutionary rates of the cox1 gene. This study presents the most extensive molecular characterization of any ergasilid species to date.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Hydrobiologia

ISSN

0018-8158

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

851

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

19

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001326981100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85205584889