Molecular and morphological description of Ceratomyxa scophthalmi sp. nov. (Myxozoa) infecting Scophthalmus maeoticus and first report of Myxidium finnmarchicum in the Black Sea

dc.authoridOZER, AHMET/0000-0002-2890-6766
dc.authoridOKKAY, SEVILAY/0000-0003-4440-3525
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorGurkanl, Cem Tolga
dc.contributor.authorOkkay, Sevilay
dc.contributor.authorCiftci, Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorYurakhno, Violetta
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:26:32Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:26:32Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn the present study, 2 species of myxozoan parasites, the novel Ceratomyxa scophthalmi sp. nov. and Myxidium finnmarchicum, were documented from the gallbladder of Scophthalmus maeoticus inhabiting the Turkish Black Sea coast at Sinop. C. scophthalmi sp. nov. had mostly spherical, clavate, and fine-grained polymorphic plasmodia that ranged in diameter from 16.0 to 29.0 mu m. Spores were arcuate with a convex anterior margin and concave posterior. Valves of spores were highly elongated and unequal in thickness with one valve 1.1-1.3 times thicker than the other. Valves narrowed gradually toward slightly truncated ends. The mean (range) dimensions of spores were 9.4 (8.5-10.0) mu m in length and 49.6 (44.5-55.0) mu m in thickness, with polar capsules that were 3.1 (2.7-3.5) mu m in length and 3.2 (2.7-3.5) mu m in width. Polar filaments were coiled with 4-5 turns. Large numbers of immature forms of C. scophthalmi sp. nov., which were often 'crumpled', and mature forms were found together in the gallbladder bile. Along with morphological differences, phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rDNA, including pairwise nucleotide similarities with other related Ceratomyxa species, suggests C. scophthalmi as a novel species. Moreover, this report provides the first morphological and molecular descriptions of M. finnmarchicum outside of its original geographical location and type host species.
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/dao03693
dc.identifier.endpage96
dc.identifier.issn0177-5103
dc.identifier.issn1616-1580
dc.identifier.pmid36173119
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85138966003
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage85
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3354/dao03693
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/4716
dc.identifier.volume151
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000870704700003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-Research
dc.relation.ispartofDiseases of Aquatic Organisms
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectScophthalmus maeoticus
dc.subjectBlack Sea brill
dc.subject18S rDNA
dc.subjectMolecular phylogeny
dc.subjectCeratomyxa scophthalmi
dc.subjectMyxidium finnmarchicum
dc.subjectCnidaria
dc.subjectBlack Sea
dc.titleMolecular and morphological description of Ceratomyxa scophthalmi sp. nov. (Myxozoa) infecting Scophthalmus maeoticus and first report of Myxidium finnmarchicum in the Black Sea
dc.typeArticle

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