One-hundred and fifteen anisakid larvae from 3 different fish hosts, Aphanopus carbo, Scomber japonicus, and Trachurus picturatus, caught in Madeiran waters, were identified by PCR-RFLP. Three distinct species were identified in A. carbo, namely Anisakis simplex sensu stricto, Anisakis pegreffii, and Anisakis ziphidarum; 5 in S. japonicus, i.e., A. simplex s.s., A. pegreffii, Anisakis physeteris, Anisakis typica, and A. ziphidarum; and 3 in T. picturatus, i.e., A. simplex s.s., A. pegreffii, and A. typica. Anisakis simplex s.s. was the most frequent species in both A. carbo and S. japonicus (54% and 23.5%, respectively). Anisakis pegreffii and A. physeteris occurred with a frequency of 20.6% in S. japonicus, whereas in T. picturatus the most frequent species was A. typica (41.9%), followed by A. simplex s.s. (32.3%). Furthermore, A. carbo and S. japonicus were infected by an apparently undescribed taxon, provisionally named Anisakis sp. A. Based on estimations of the genetic distance, this new taxon seems to be more similar to A. ziphidarum (0.0335) than to other species of the genus.
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December 01 2005
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF LARVAL ANISAKID NEMATODES FROM MARINE FISHES OF MADEIRA BY A PCR-BASED APPROACH, WITH EVIDENCE FOR A NEW SPECIES
Tânia Pontes;
Tânia Pontes
Centre for Macaronesian Studies (CEM), Campus da Penteada, 9000-390 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. [email protected]
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Stefano D'Amelio;
Stefano D'Amelio
Centre for Macaronesian Studies (CEM), Campus da Penteada, 9000-390 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. [email protected]
* Department of Sciences of Public Health, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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Graça Costa;
Graça Costa
Centre for Macaronesian Studies (CEM), Campus da Penteada, 9000-390 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. [email protected]
† Marine Biological Station of Funchal, Promenade Orla Maritima do Funchal, 9000–107 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. To whom correspondence should be addressed
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Lia Paggi
Lia Paggi
Centre for Macaronesian Studies (CEM), Campus da Penteada, 9000-390 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. [email protected]
* Department of Sciences of Public Health, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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J Parasitol (2005) 91 (6): 1430–1434.
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Tânia Pontes, Stefano D'Amelio, Graça Costa, Lia Paggi; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF LARVAL ANISAKID NEMATODES FROM MARINE FISHES OF MADEIRA BY A PCR-BASED APPROACH, WITH EVIDENCE FOR A NEW SPECIES. J Parasitol 1 December 2005; 91 (6): 1430–1434. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-565R1.1
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