Genetic characterisation and taxonomy of species of Anisakis (Nematoda : Anisakidae) parasitic in Australian marine mammals
Shokoofeh Shamsi A C , Robin Gasser B and Ian Beveridge B
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A School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Boorooma Street, Estella, NSW 2678, Australia.
B Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: sshamsi@csu.edu.au
Invertebrate Systematics 26(2) 204-212 https://doi.org/10.1071/IS11019
Submitted: 11 May 2011 Accepted: 6 February 2012 Published: 6 August 2012
Abstract
Three species of Anisakis from Australian marine mammals, including Anisakis brevispiculata, A. simplex C and A. pegreffii, are described and characterised genetically on the basis of sequence data for the first and second internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2) of nuclear rDNA. Parasite specimens were collected from Delphinus delphis, Tursiops truntatus and Kogia sima in Australia. A. brevispiculata is reported for the first time in Australia. However, analyses of sequence data suggests that A. brevispiculata in Australia is genetically distinct from specimens considered to represent the same species from other parts of the world. Fourth larval and adult stages of A. pegreffii were found in dolphins. Assigning larvae to A. pegreffii was based on the ITS-1 and ITS-2 sequences. A description of these larvae also is provided. Furthermore, fourth-stage larvae of A. simplex C were found in Kogia sima. Alignments of ITS-1 and ITS-2 sequences for members of A. simplex sensu lato revealed that nucleotide differences in ITS-1 can be used to differentiate among members of A. simplex sensu lato. This study reinforces the use of a combined molecular and morphological approach for the specific identification of anisakid nematodes.
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