In:
Subterranean Biology, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 33 ( 2020-02-13), p. 71-85
Kurzfassung:
A set of 69 specimens from 19 groundwater species of the genera Niphargus , Niphargellus , Microniphargus and Crangonyx was genetically screened for microsporidian infections. Samples mostly originated from groundwater-dependent spring environments (71%), natural caves (9%) and artificial caverns/tunnels (13%). Amphipod hosts were identified by morphology and/or molecular data, whereas microsporidian parasites were characterised by a genetic screening assay targeting a section of the small subunit rRNA gene. Five microsporidian species ( Dictyocoela duebenum ; Nosema sp.; Hyperspora aquatica and two undescribed Microsporidium spp.) were revealed from 13 host specimens ( Niphargus schellenbergi ; N. aquilex lineages B, F and G; Niphargellus arndti ). In particular N. schellenbergi was frequently infected with D. duebenum as well as a new and potentially niphargid-specific Nosema sp. identified in Niphargellus arndti . Our results shed further light on the still largely unknown diversity and specificity of microsporidian parasites in groundwater amphipods and subterranean animals in general.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1314-2615
,
1768-1448
DOI:
10.3897/subtbiol.33.48633
DOI:
10.3897/subtbiol.33.48633.suppl1
DOI:
10.3897/subtbiol.33.48633.suppl2
DOI:
10.3897/subtbiol.33.48633.suppl3
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Pensoft Publishers
Publikationsdatum:
2020
ZDB Id:
2633922-5
SSG:
12
