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Journal article
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Title
Integrative taxonomy of Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae), a parasite of the Munda round ray Urotrygon munda (Urotrygonidae) in Costa Rica
Abstract

A new species of trematode of anaporrhutine gorgoderid, from the gill chambers of the Munda round ray Urotrygon munda in Costa Rica is described, based on an integrative taxonomic approach that includes the use of light and scanning electron microscopy, ITS2 and 28S rDNA sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. can be distinguished from congeneric species by a combination of morphological traits and particularly by having the genital pore opening at the level of the intestinal bifurcation. The new species also can be distinguished from all other species of Anaporrhutum, except A. euzeti Curran, Blend & Overstreet, 2003, by having fewer testicular follicles per testis. Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. also differs from A. euzeti in its forebody shape and by having different morphology and location of the vitellaria. The study of the tegumental surface of A. mundae sp. nov., as revealed by scanning electron microscopy, allowed detection of new morphological characters for a member of Anaporrhutinae that may be of taxonomic value. These are: a stylet cavity dorsal to the oral sucker with a large penetration gland opening on each side of the cavity and small penetration gland openings located ventral to the stylet cavity, arranged in a circle around the mouth. This represents the first record of an Anaporrhutum species from Costa Rica. Further, A. mundae sp. nov. represents the first parasite described or reported in this host.

Bibliographic citation
Santoro, M.; López-Verdejo, A.; Angulo, A.; Rojas, A.; Cortés, J.; Pacheco-Chaves, B.; Solano-Barquero, A. (2024). Integrative taxonomy of Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae), a parasite of the Munda round ray Urotrygon munda (Urotrygonidae) in Costa Rica. J. Helminthol. 98: e28. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x2400018x
Topic
Marine
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true

Authors

author
Name
Mario Santoro
author
Name
Alejandro López-Verdejo
author
Name
Arturo Angulo
author
Name
Alicia Rojas
author
Name
Jorge Cortés
author
Name
Bernald Pacheco-Chaves
author
Name
Alberto Solano-Barquero

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x2400018x

thesaurus terms

term
New species (term code: 5548 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)

taxonomic terms

taxonomic terms associated with this publication
Urotrygon munda

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date created
2024-03-25
date modified
2024-03-25