Genetical and Morphological Identification of Prosthogonimus pellucidus (Digenea, Prosthogonimidae) in Grus japonensis

Species of the family Prosthogonimidae are considered the most pathogenic trematodes of poultry and wild birds worldwide, causing heavy economic losses in many countries. Prosthogonimosis was a common parasitic disease of (Müller, 1776) which caused inflammation of the cloaca and bursa of Fabricius...

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Published in:Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-11, Vol.13 (11), p.900
Main Authors: Cao, Yu, Li, Ye, Gao, Zhong-Yan, Zhang, Xian-Guang, Jiang, Bo-Tao, Wang, Hong-Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cranes (Birds)
Ethanol
genetic analysis
Genetic markers
Grus japonensis
ITS sequence
Morphology
phylogenetic analyses
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Population studies
Poultry
Prosthogonimidae
Prosthogonimus
Prosthogonimus pellucidus
Uterus
Worms
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Summary:Species of the family Prosthogonimidae are considered the most pathogenic trematodes of poultry and wild birds worldwide, causing heavy economic losses in many countries. Prosthogonimosis was a common parasitic disease of (Müller, 1776) which caused inflammation of the cloaca and bursa of Fabricius and even death. Morphological identifications of species are easily confusing; therefore, molecular characterization is used for discrimination. The present study was conducted to identify species at Zhalong National Nature Reserve, northeast of China. Considering the morphological variability and wide host range of individual species, a combination of both morphological and molecular analyses is indispensable for the valid identification of this parasite and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was amplified for the sequence analysis and phylogenetic analysis. The results of molecular analysis together with phylogenetic reconstruction indicated that the (von Linstow, 1873) in this study form a single cluster with , revealing potentially high diversity within the genus . Classification of species seems to be unrelated to the host and may be related to geographical location. These data provide a significant resource of molecular markers for studying the taxonomy, population genetics, and systematics of Prosthogonimidae.
ISSN:2079-7737
2079-7737
DOI:10.3390/biology13110900