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A new species of Versteria (Cestoda: Taeniidae) parasitizing Neogale vison and Lontra canadensis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Western Canada.
Shanebeck, K M; Bennett, J; Green, S J; Lagrue, C; Presswell, B.
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  • Shanebeck KM; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, EdmontonT6G 0H6, Canada.
  • Bennett J; Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin9016, New Zealand.
  • Green SJ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, EdmontonT6G 0H6, Canada.
  • Lagrue C; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, EdmontonT6G 0H6, Canada.
  • Presswell B; Department of Conservation, Dunedin9016, New Zealand.
J Helminthol ; 98: e4, 2024 Jan 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38167343
ABSTRACT
Via molecular and morphological analyses, we describe adult specimens of a new species of Versteria (Cestoda Taeniidae) infecting mink and river otter (Carnivora Mustelidae) in Western Canada, as well as larval forms from muskrat and mink. These sequences closely matched those reported from adult specimens from Colorado and Oregon, as well as larval infections in humans and a captive orangutan. We describe here a new species from British Columbia and Alberta (Canada), Versteria rafei n. sp., based upon morphological diagnostic characteristics and genetic distance and phylogeny. Versteria rafei n. sp. differs from the three other described species of the genus in the smaller scolex and cirrus sac. It also differs from V. mustelae (Eurasia) and V. cuja (South America) by having an armed cirrus, which is covered in hair-like bristles, and in the shape of its hooks, with a long thorn-like blade, and short or long handle (vs. a short sharply curved blade and no difference in handle size in previously described species). The poorly known V. brachyacantha (Central Africa) also has an armed cirrus and similarly shaped hooks. However, it differs from the new species in the number and size of hooks. Phylogenetic analysis of the cox1 and nad1 mitochondrial regions showed that our specimens clustered with isolates from undescribed adults and larval infections in North America, and separate from V. cuja, confirming them to be a distinct species from the American Clade.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Nutrias / Cestodos / Infecciones por Cestodos Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Helminthol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Nutrias / Cestodos / Infecciones por Cestodos Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Helminthol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido