First description of the adult stage of Clinostomumcutaneum Paperna, 1964 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from grey herons Ardea cinerea L. and a redescription of the metacercaria from the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (L.) in Kenya

The combined use of morphological and molecular studies allowed for the first time the recognition and description of the adult stage of Clinostomum cutaneum Paperna, 1964 from the grey heron Ardea cinerea L. in Kenya. A redescription of the metacercaria that infect Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticu...

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Published in:Systematic parasitology 2010-05, Vol.76 (1), p.39-51
Main Authors: Gustinelli, Andrea, Caffara, Monica, Florio, Daniela, Otachi, Elick O., Wathuta, Euty M., Fioravanti, Maria L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animal Anatomy
Animal Ecology
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Ardea cinerea
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brackish
Clinostomum
Digenea
Histology
Life Sciences
Morphology
Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
Zoology
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Summary:The combined use of morphological and molecular studies allowed for the first time the recognition and description of the adult stage of Clinostomum cutaneum Paperna, 1964 from the grey heron Ardea cinerea L. in Kenya. A redescription of the metacercaria that infect Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (L.) from the same aquatic environment is also presented. C. cutaneum differs from all other species of Clinostomum Leidy, 1856 in the shape of its uterus. Sequencing the rRNA confirmed the morphological similarity between adults from the grey heron and the metacercarial stage from tilapia, and a level of genetic similarity with the other previously sequenced Clinostomum spp. was observed. The need for a reorganisation of Clinostomum using both morphological and molecular methods is highlighted.
ISSN:0165-5752
1573-5192
DOI:10.1007/s11230-010-9231-5