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Trypanosomes infecting cod Gadus morhua L. in the North Atlantic: a resurrection of Trypanosoma pleuronectidium Robertson, 1906 and delimitation of T. murmanense Nikitin, 1927 (emend.), with a review of other trypanosomes from North Atlantic and Mediterranean teleosts

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Trypanosomes were isolated from Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. collected from several fjords in western Norway. Morphological studies showed that the 12 infections studied represented a single species, identified as Trypanosoma pleuronectidium Robertson, 1906 which is resurrected and redescribed. This species is characterised by its body length (57.9 ± 5.4 µm), nearly central nucleus (NI = 1.05 ± 0.12) and relatively short post-kinetoplastic (PK) region (3.2 ± 0.8 µm). T. pleuronectidium is transmitted by the leech Calliobdella nodulifera (Malm). T. murmanense Nikitin, 1927 (emend.) is delimited to a species transmitted by the leech Johanssonia arctica (Johansson). This species is separated from T. pleuronectidium by its attained body length, more anterior nucleus, presence of cytoplasmic refractive granules, adnuclear vacuoles and by a longer PK region. Partial SSU rDNA sequences of T. pleuronectidium and T. murmanense from Norway (1980 nt) diverged by 1.9%. The nominal North Atlantic and Mediterranean trypanosome species are reviewed, and T. flesi Lebailly, 1904, T. bothi Lebailly, 1905 and T. limandae Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904 are considered synonyms of T. platessae Lebailly, 1904. T. triglae senegalensis Ranque, 1973 is not considered conspecific with T. triglae Neumann, 1909, and consequently raised to species status as T. senegalense Ranque, 1973. Some other likely synonymies are discussed. In addition to T. pleuronectidium and T. murmanense, the following marine teleost trypanosomes are provisionally listed as valid species pending further study: T. callionymi Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904; T. cotti Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904; T. delagei Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904; T. dorhni Yakimov, 1911; T. gobii Brumpt & Lebailly, 1904; T. laternae Lebailly, 1904; T. myoxocephali Fantham, Porter & Richardson, 1942; T. platessae Lebailly, 1904; T. scorpaenae Neumann, 1909; T. soleae Laveran & Mesnil, 1901; T. triglae Neumann, 1909; and T. yakimovi Yakimov, 1911.

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The crew of the research vessel ‘Hans Brattström’ is thanked for help during sampling. The following people are thanked for aid in collecting fish: Frank Nilsen, Birger Nilsen (Bømlafjorden), Arne Røbekk and Snorre Strandman (Borgundfjorden). Lena Rosnes and Marius Karlsen are thanked for help with some PCR work, and Lindsey Moore is thanked for helpful comments and for improving the English. The study was partly funded by the Norwegian Research Council grant no. 109283/410.

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Karlsbakk, E., Nylund, A. Trypanosomes infecting cod Gadus morhua L. in the North Atlantic: a resurrection of Trypanosoma pleuronectidium Robertson, 1906 and delimitation of T. murmanense Nikitin, 1927 (emend.), with a review of other trypanosomes from North Atlantic and Mediterranean teleosts. Syst Parasitol 65, 175–203 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9049-3

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