Acanthocephalan Fauna of Marine Fish in Taiwan and the Differentiation of Three Species by Ribosomal DNA Sequences
Resource
Taiwania, 55(2), 123-127
Journal
Taiwania
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
2
Pages
123-127
Date Issued
2010-06
Date
2010-06
Author(s)
Abstract
Three Acanthocephala species were recovered and identified from three species of fish host. They are Neoechinorhynchus agilis collected from grey mullet, (Mugil cephalus), Neorhadinorhynchus macrospinosus from rabbit fish (Siganus fuscescens), and Rhadinorhynchus pristis from spotted mackerel (Scomber australasicus). All are new locality records. Scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy were used to describe the morphological characters. In addition, these three acanthocephalans were characterized genetically using a molecular approach. The nuclear ribosomal DNA region spanning the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1), the 5.8S gene and the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) was amplified and the sizes of PCR products derived were different in length. They are 450 bp for N. agilis, 800 bp for N. macrospinosus, and 600 bp for R. pristis.
Subjects
Acanthocephalans
marine fish
Neoechinorhynchus
Neorhadinorhynchus
Rhadinorhynchus
棘頭蟲
海魚
新棘吻蟲屬
新長棘吻蟲屬
長棘吻蟲屬
SDGs
Type
journal article
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