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Acanthoparyphium shinanense n. sp. (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) from Experimental Chicks Infected with Metacercariae Encysted in Brackish Water Clams in the Republic of Korea

  • Ryoo, Seungwan (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) ;
  • Jung, Bong-Kwang (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) ;
  • Chang, Taehee (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) ;
  • Hong, Sooji (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) ;
  • Shin, Hyejoo (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) ;
  • Chai, Jong-Yil (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion)
  • Received : 2021.07.15
  • Accepted : 2021.07.28
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Acanthoparyphium shinanense n. sp. (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) is described from chicks experimentally infected with the metacercariae encysted in 2 brackish water clam species, Ruditapes philippinarum and Coecella chinensis, in the Republic of Korea. The metacercariae were round to oval, armed with 23 collar spines, and 0.216 (0.203-0.226) mm in diameter. From 5 chicks experimentally infected each with 200 metacercariae, 34 juvenile (5-day-old worms) and 104 adult flukes (7-day-old worms) were harvested from their small intestines, with the average worm recovery rate of 13.8%. The adult flukes were 3.18 (2.89-3.55) mm long and 0.68 (0.61-0.85) mm wide, with an elongated, posteriorly tapering body, and a prominent head collar armed with 23 collar spines arranged in a single uninterrupted row. The posterior testis of A. shinanense was longitudinally elongated, which is similar to Acanthoparyphium spinulosum Johnston, 1917 but unique from the other closely related species, including Acanthoparyphium tyosenense Yamaguti, 1939, Acanthoparyphium kurogamo Yamaguti, 1939, and Acanthoparyphium marilae Yamaguti, 1934. The eggs of A. shinanense were larger than those of A. spinulosum, and the anterior extent of 2 lateral groups of vitellaria was slightly more limited in A. shinanense than in A. spinulosum. Molecular analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes revealed low homology with A. spinulosum from USA (96.1% in 5.8S rRNA) and Ukraine (97.9% in 28S rRNA), Acanthoparyphium n. sp. from USA (98.0% in 28S rRNA), and Acanthoparyphium sp. from Australia, Kuwait, and New Zealand. Biological characteristics, including its first intermediate host and natural definitive hosts, as well as its zoonotic capability, should be elucidated.

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Acknowledgement

We appreciate the staff of Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul, Korea who helped surveys on parasites in marine clams on Aphae-do Island, Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea during 2018-2020.

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