title: Sinuolinea infections in the urinary system of Cynoscion species (Sciaenidae) and phylogenetic position of the type species of Sinuolinea Davis, 1917 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea).
abstract: Myxosporean infections that we diagnosed frequently in the urinary tract of Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830) and Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Sciaenidae) collected in the estuarine systems of SC, USA, are described together with their etiological agent. Based on the morphology of spores and plasmodial stages, we identified the agent, in both fish host species, as Sinuolinea dimorpha (Davis, 1916), which is the type species of the genus. Based on sequences of SSU rDNA generated in this study from type host material, this species of SinuolineaDavis, 1917 has found its place in the current phylogenetic reconstruction of Myxozoa and enlarged the limited number of myxosporean genera represented in phylogenetic analyses by sequences of type species. Sequences of SSU rDNA of S. dimorpha from Cynoscion host species formed two clusters, irrespective of their host species, and also revealed differences within each cluster. These findings contribute to the acknowledgement of myxosporean cryptic species diversity, an important topic that emphasizes the general necessity of species delimitation and of continued effort to improve our knowledge of Myxosporea based on both morphology of spores and molecular data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dyková
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kodádková
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Grice Marine Laboratory, 205 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29422, USA.
authors.forename: Isaure
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Buron
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fiala
authors.affiliation: Marine Resources Division, Inshore Fisheries Section, SC, USA ; Department of Natural Resources, 217 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29422, USA.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Roumillat
keywords: Sinuolinea dimorpha, Cynoscion nebulosus, Cynoscion regalis, Cryptic species, Myxosporean phylogeny