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Marshall and Gilbert, 1905
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(
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, II)
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Diagnosis of adult (based on light microscopy of 14 stained, wholemounted specimens) (
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Body
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(4,448, 13) [8,180] long or 2.3 3.4 (1.7, 9) [3.8] X longer than wide, width at level of oral sucker
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(1,508, 12) [2,180], width at level of ventral sucker
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(1,485, 12) [2,200]; forebody (¼distance from anterior end of body to the anterior most margin of ventral sucker musculature)
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(1,643, 13) [2,780] long or 35 41% (37%, 13) [34%] of overall body length; hindbody (¼region of body posterior to the ventral sucker)
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(2,272, 13) [4,520] long or 47 55% (51%, 13) [55%] of overall body length, 1.2 1.6 (1.4%, 13) [1.6] X greater than forebody length; tegument unarmed, smooth, approximately 20 50 (33, 13) [60] thick. Excretory system difficult to trace anteriorly, appearing Y shaped in hindbody, branches joining at 82 91% (88%, 9) [91%] of body length from anterior body end forming excretory bladder; excretory bladder 185 465 (318, 9) [690] long, 30 85 (61, 9) [230] wide, becoming confluent with diminutive excretory duct; excretory duct extending 110 195 (154, 9) [110], communicating excretory bladder and terminal excretory pore. Nervous system not evident. Oral sucker 690 910 (801, 13) [1,260] long or 17 21% (18%, 13) [15%] of body length or 43 54% (49%, 13) [45%] of forebody length, 685 920 (814, 13) [1,280] wide or 44 60% (54%, 13) [59%] of body width, anterior margin 2 5% (3%, 13) [3%] of body length from anterior body end, posterior margin 520 850 (690, 13) [1,280] from anterior margin of ventral sucker (
<figureCitation box="[1089,1149,877,899]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="380">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Ventral sucker in anterior half of body, 480 600 (533, 13) [880] long or 10 14% (12%, 13) [11%] of body length, 470 670 (573, 13) [820] wide or 33 45% (38%, 13) [38%] of body width, 62 75% (67%, 13) [69%] of oral sucker length 65 74% (70%, 13) [64%] of oral sucker width (
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). Mouth opening ventrally. Pharynx ovoid, 185 280 (232, 13) [370] long or 4 6% (5%, 13) [4%] of body length 215 285 (251, 13) [400] wide (
<figureCitation box="[941,1003,1083,1105]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="380">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Esophagus extending posteriad from mouth approximately 175 435 (341, 13) [310] before bifurcating 25 70 (40, 13) [40] posterior to pharynx; dextral esophageal branch 130 255 (172, 13) [230] long, sinistral esophageal branch 110 215 (164, 13) [210] long (
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); dextral cecum
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(3,555, 13) [7,020] long or 69 93% (80%, 13) [86%] of body length, prececal space, 8201,140 (949, 13) [1,500] or 19 24% (21%, 13) [18%] of body length from anterior end of body, postcecal space,100 360 (239, 13) [240] or 2 7% (5%, 13) [3%] of body length from posterior end of body; sinistral cecum
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(3,535, 13) [7,100] long or 70 93% (80%, 13) [87%] of body length, prececal space 8201,140 (954, 13) [1,500] or 19 24% (22%, 13) [18%] of body length from anterior end of body, postcecal space 100 420 (264, 13) [400] or 2 8% (6%, 13) [5%] of body length from posterior end of body.
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Testes oblique to askew, suboval, typically asymmetrical (
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); dextral testis 220 425 (333, 13) [550] long or 5 10% (8%, 13) [7%] of body length, 215 425 (282, 13) [600] wide or 14 22% (19%, 13) [28%] of body width, pretestis space
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(2,194, 13) [4,220] from anterior end of body or 42 59% (50%, 13) [51%] of total body length, posttestis space
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(1,927, 13) [3,410] from posterior end of body or 33 51% (43%, 13) [42%] of total body length; sinistral testis 250 405 (334, 13) [500] long or 6 10% (8%, 13) [6%] of body length, 220 415 (288, 13) [470] wide or 14 26% (19%, 13) [22%] of body width, pretestis space
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(2,186, 13) [3,520] from anterior end of body or 43 56% (49%, 13) [51%] of total body length, posttestis space
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(1,925, 13) [4,160] from posterior end of body or 36 50% (43%, 13) [43%] of total body length. Vasa efferentia indistinct in whole-mounted specimens. Prostatic sac anterior margin 295 590 (448, 13) [890] from posterior margin of oral sucker, 220 370 (275, 13) [450] long, 200 295 (245, 13) [300] wide (
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). Seminal vesicle thin walled, highly convoluted, filled with sperm, swollen for entire length, occupying most of prostatic sac, 395 940 (695, 13) [1,065] long (
<figureCitation box="[519,582,320,342]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
), distal end connected to pars prostatica via verschlussapparat (
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). Pars prostatica diminutive, spherical, 125 185 (163, 10) [215] long, 40 65 (51, 9) [85] wide proximally, 20 40 (27, 9) [40] wide distally, exiting prostatic sac ventrally (
<figureCitation box="[556,620,437,459]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Ejaculatory duct (¼continuation of pars prostatica outside of prostatic sac) straight, extending ventrally from prostatic sac becoming confluent with hermaphroditic duct, 40 105 (63, 6) long or 23 60% (39%, 6) of pars prostatica length. Sinus organ difficult to trace in ventral orientation, directed ventrally. Hermaphroditic pore level with midline of prostatic sac, anterior of ventral sucker, at 32 37% (34%, 11) [31%] of body length from anterior end of body (
<figureCitation box="[213,278,672,694]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Genital atrium circular in outline, 130 260 (186, 12) [415] in diameter, 4 of 13 (33%) specimens containing 4 5 (4.3, 4) uterine eggs (
<figureCitation box="[372,437,731,753]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Genital pore opening ventrally at 32 41% (35%, 13) [32%] of body length from anterior end (
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).
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Ovary 105 315 (200, 13) [325] long or 2 7% (5%, 13) [4%] of body length, 180 375 (275, 13) [420] wide or 13 23% (18%, 13) [19%] of body width, postovary space 600 1,070 (764, 13) [1,240] or 13 21% (17%, 9) [15%] of body length (
<figureCitation box="[588,647,907,929]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Fine details of the female genitalia (i.e., oviduct, Laurers canal, ovovitelline duct, and oötype) not evident, putative highly glandular Mehlis complex present immediately anterior to ovary. Uterus comprising a field
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(1,718, 12) [4,060] long or 30 45% (39%, 12) [50%] of body length, proximal end briefly extending anteriad from ovary and Mehlis complex, looping laterally between ceca posterior to testes, becoming narrow and extending between testes, passing dorsal to musculature of ventral sucker, synthesis with metraterm distally near prostatic sac, typically with hundreds of eggs (
<figureCitation box="[238,301,1200,1222]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
); uterine seminal receptacle present, detected in observations of live specimens; metraterm thick walled, 200 495 (331, 10) [340] or 4 12% (8%, 9) [4%] of body length, 35 60 (51, 9) [55] wide, extending anteriad from commissure with uterus, becoming confluent with distal portion of ejaculatory duct, forming a short common duct (¼herein a hermaphroditic duct) within sinus organ (
<figureCitation box="[368,437,1376,1398]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Vitellarium extending from near posterior margin of ventral sucker to near posterior end of body (
<figureCitation box="[152,217,1435,1457]" captionStart="Figures 1, 2" captionStartId="6.[1188,1253,1090,1109]" captionTargetBox="[145,1128,204,1583]" captionTargetId="figure-177@6.[144,1128,203,1583]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1, 2. (1) Adult of Leucer- uthrus micropteri Marshall and Gil- bert, 1905 from largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides from Wheeler Reservoir, Alabama (USNM 1593581) showing mouth (m), oral sucker (os), pharynx (p), ceca (c) near origin, prostatic sac (ps), genital atrium (ga), genital pore (gp), ventral sucker (vs), distal end of uterus (ud), testes (t), vitellarium (vi), uterus origin (uo) near ovary (o), vitelline reservoir (vr), con- fluence of excretory ducts (ed), excre- tory bladder (eb), and excretory pore (ep). Ventral view. (2) Terminal male genitalia of L. micropteri (USNM 1593581) showing comparable features as illustrated in Fig. 1 plus seminal vesicle (sv), pars prostatica (pp), me- traterm (mt), and hermaphroditic pore (hp). Ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7753945" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7753945/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
), maximum distance between fields 720 1,280 (889,13) [1,360] or 54 66% (59%, 13) [62%] of body width; dextral vitelline field
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(1,788, 13) [3,440] long or 33 50% (40%, 13) [42%] of body length, terminating anteriorly at 46 57% (50%, 13) [48%] of body length, terminating posteriorly at 87 97% (91%, 13) [90%] of body length, 43 62% (50%, 13) [49%] of dextral cecum length; sinistral vitelline field
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(1,756, 13) [3,480] long or 34 48% (39%, 13) [43%] of body length, terminating anteriorly at 46 56% (51%, 13) [53%] of body length, terminating posteriorly at 89 95% (91%, 9) [94%] of body length, 40 62% (50%, 13) [49%] of sinistral cecum length; primary vitelline collecting ducts nearly symmetrical, extending posteromediad from respective vitelline field before becoming confluent and forming vitelline reservoir; dextral vitelline collecting duct 325 605 (470, 8) [840] long, 15 60 (30, 8) [30] wide near yolk reservoir, proximal end branches from vitellarium at 43 64% (53%, 8) [50%] of dextral vitelline field length; sinistral vitelline collecting duct 275 550 (439, 8) [1,100] long, 20 35 (27, 8) [50] wide near yolk reservoir, proximal end branches from vitellarium at 44 59% (53%, 8) [66%] of sinistral vitelline field length. Vitelline reservoir near posterior margin of ovary (
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). Eggs pyriform, varying in size from approximately 50 65 (59, 8) [50] X 25 35 (29, 8) [25] to approximately 70 95 (79, 8) [95] X 35 45 (39, 8) [40].
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<subSubSection pageId="8" pageNumber="381" type="description">
<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1405,410,432]" box="[845,1405,410,432]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[845,1405,410,432]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
Taxonomic summary for
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1131,1405,410,432]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Leuceruthrus micropteri</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[869,1208,457,478]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<typeStatus box="[869,919,457,478]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Type</typeStatus>
host:
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</emphasis>
(
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), largemouth bass.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1515,456,927]" box="[869,1126,516,538]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis box="[869,994,517,538]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Other hosts:</emphasis>
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, II.
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<subSubSection pageId="8" pageNumber="381" type="materials_examined">
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<materialsCitation county="Lake Mendota" location="Lake Wingra" municipality="Lake Monona" pageId="8" pageNumber="381" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Wisconsin" typeStatus="holotype">
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<typeStatus box="[869,919,547,568]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Type</typeStatus>
locality:
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,
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, and
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(
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)
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.
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<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1515,456,927]" box="[869,1163,606,628]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis box="[869,1032,607,628]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Other localities:</emphasis>
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, II.
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<emphasis box="[869,1082,637,658]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Specimens examined:</emphasis>
1 whole-mounted adult specimen (cotype, USNM 51685) and a series of slides comprising sections of an adult specimen (USNM 10678).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis box="[869,1224,726,747]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Specimens and sequences deposited:</emphasis>
Vouchers (USNM 1593581, 1593582, 1593583);
<emphasis box="[1081,1135,756,777]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">ITS2</emphasis>
sequences (GenBank ON87234, ON877235).
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<subSubSection pageId="8" pageNumber="381" type="description">
<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1515,456,927]" box="[869,1266,816,838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis box="[869,992,816,837]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Site in host:</emphasis>
Adults infecting stomach.
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<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1515,456,927]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis box="[869,1234,846,867]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Prevalence and intensity of infection:</emphasis>
14 of 17 (82%) largemouth bass were infected by 15 (mean intensity ¼ 3) adult specimens of
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<emphasis box="[845,979,906,927]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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.
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<subSubSection pageId="8" pageNumber="381" type="discussion">
<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1390,964,986]" box="[845,1390,964,986]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[845,1390,964,986]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
Taxonomic remarks on
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1116,1390,964,986]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Leuceruthrus micropteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[845,1515,1011,1956]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">
We could not differentiate our adult specimens of
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<emphasis box="[1383,1515,1011,1032]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the cotype (a whole-mounted adult specimen, USNM 51685) so we considered our adult specimens from Wheeler Reservoir largemouth bass to be conspecific with the Marshall and Gilbert (1905) specimens of
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<emphasis box="[1051,1182,1130,1151]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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(see Marshall and Gilbert, 1905;
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). However, we retain some uncertainty about the identity of
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<emphasis box="[994,1125,1190,1211]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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, because no recent collection from the
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locality has described adults and cercariae and no sequence data exist from the
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locality. Future workers should sample and examine pleurocerids (Table II) and centrarchids (the
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host is reportedly largemouth bass) from the
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locality (Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, and Lake Wingra) (these lakes are part of the Rock River, a tributary of the
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River) (
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, II). Simply, it could be that the specimens we call
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<emphasis box="[1380,1515,1398,1419]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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herein are slightly morphologically or genetically distinct from the species that Marshall and Gilbert (1905) and
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collected, but these morphological differences are likely within the cercaria; which were not described by Marshall and Gilbert (1905) nor
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. Adults and free-swimming cercariae of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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from the
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locality would be a nice museum contribution, because the cotype (an adult) is in poor condition and the only other
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materials comprise some sections of an adult. An important study in North Elkhorn Creek,
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(
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River), by
<bibRefCitation author="ROSEN, R. &amp; C. PENG &amp; B. TRAW &amp; E. BLEVINS &amp; B. JOVANOVIC &amp; A SARSHAD, AND &amp; F. ZAKI" box="[1038,1247,1696,1718]" pageId="8" pageNumber="381" pagination="142 - 148" refId="ref24166" refString="ROSEN, R., C. PENG, B. TRAW, E. BLEVINS, B. JOVANOVIC, A SARSHAD, AND F. ZAKI. 2019. Identification, location, and emergence of the cercaria of Leuceruthrus micropteri (Trematoda: Azygiidae) recovered from the snail Pleurocera semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) at North Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky. Comparative Parasitology 86: 142 - 148." type="journal article" year="2019">Rosen et al. (2019)</bibRefCitation>
used
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sequences to match a cercaria they collected from fine-ridged elimia,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">Pleurocera semicarinata</emphasis>
(Say, 1829)
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to our sequence from an adult
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(present study) from a largemouth bass in Wheeler Reservoir,
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(
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River). This result indicates that at least our specimens are conspecific with those of
<bibRefCitation author="ROSEN, R. &amp; C. PENG &amp; B. TRAW &amp; E. BLEVINS &amp; B. JOVANOVIC &amp; A SARSHAD, AND &amp; F. ZAKI" pageId="8" pageNumber="381" pagination="142 - 148" refId="ref24166" refString="ROSEN, R., C. PENG, B. TRAW, E. BLEVINS, B. JOVANOVIC, A SARSHAD, AND F. ZAKI. 2019. Identification, location, and emergence of the cercaria of Leuceruthrus micropteri (Trematoda: Azygiidae) recovered from the snail Pleurocera semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) at North Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky. Comparative Parasitology 86: 142 - 148." type="journal article" year="2019">Rosen et al. (2019)</bibRefCitation>
. However, the fact remains that the
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locality needs to be sampled. Noteworthy is that
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is the only recent study that has imaged cercariae of
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<emphasis box="[1279,1413,1934,1955]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="381">L. micropteri</emphasis>
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.
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