Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae)
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Resumo: | Leeches exhibit a marked scope of diversity, including different kinds of symbiosis. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate through biochemical and histological analysis that a species of piscicolid leech, Myzobdella platensis, is a true parasite of blue crabs, feeding on their hemolymph and using them as a site for cocoon deposition. In a total of 48 blue crabs collected on October 2007 at 3 sites of the São Vicente Estuary, 12 specimens were infested with leeches. Callinectes bocourti (n = 7) was the most infested species with leeches and cocoons; it was chosen for biochemical and histological assays. The immunoblotting assays showed a positive reaction of the proteins in the intestinal samples of leeches collected from crabs using antihemocyanin polyclonal antibody of Ampullaria canaliculata. In addition, leech intestinal samples were recognized by antihemolymph polyclonal antibody of nonparasitized blue crabs. Histological sections of leech gut showed hemocytes and a granular matrix similar to those found in crab blood vessels. Collectively, this evidence strongly suggests a parasitic interaction between the leech M. platensis and the blue crab C. bocourti, in which the former utilizes the latter as a site for cocoon deposition and possibly for dispersal similar to that proposed for Myzobdella lugubris in Callinectes sapidus in North America. © 2009 American Society of Parasitologists. |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae)Leeches exhibit a marked scope of diversity, including different kinds of symbiosis. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate through biochemical and histological analysis that a species of piscicolid leech, Myzobdella platensis, is a true parasite of blue crabs, feeding on their hemolymph and using them as a site for cocoon deposition. In a total of 48 blue crabs collected on October 2007 at 3 sites of the São Vicente Estuary, 12 specimens were infested with leeches. Callinectes bocourti (n = 7) was the most infested species with leeches and cocoons; it was chosen for biochemical and histological assays. The immunoblotting assays showed a positive reaction of the proteins in the intestinal samples of leeches collected from crabs using antihemocyanin polyclonal antibody of Ampullaria canaliculata. In addition, leech intestinal samples were recognized by antihemolymph polyclonal antibody of nonparasitized blue crabs. Histological sections of leech gut showed hemocytes and a granular matrix similar to those found in crab blood vessels. Collectively, this evidence strongly suggests a parasitic interaction between the leech M. platensis and the blue crab C. bocourti, in which the former utilizes the latter as a site for cocoon deposition and possibly for dispersal similar to that proposed for Myzobdella lugubris in Callinectes sapidus in North America. © 2009 American Society of Parasitologists.Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) Campus Experimental Do Litoral Paulista Unidade de São Vicente, Praça Infante D. Henrique, s/n., 11330-900, São Vicente SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) Campus Experimental Do Litoral Paulista Unidade de São Vicente, Praça Infante D. Henrique, s/n., 11330-900, São Vicente SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Zara, Fernando José [UNESP]Diogo Reigada, Alvaro Luiz [UNESP]Domingues Passero, Luiz Felipe [UNESP]Toyama, Marcos Hikari [UNESP]2022-04-28T20:51:09Z2022-04-28T20:51:09Z2009-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article124-128http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-1616.1Journal of Parasitology, v. 95, n. 1, p. 124-128, 2009.0022-3395http://hdl.handle.net/11449/22545510.1645/GE-1616.12-s2.0-64549149265Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Parasitologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-28T20:51:09Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/225455Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462022-04-28T20:51:09Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) Zara, Fernando José [UNESP] |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Myzobdella platensis (Hirundinida: Piscicolidae) is true parasite of blue crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae) |
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Zara, Fernando José [UNESP] |
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Zara, Fernando José [UNESP] Diogo Reigada, Alvaro Luiz [UNESP] Domingues Passero, Luiz Felipe [UNESP] Toyama, Marcos Hikari [UNESP] |
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Diogo Reigada, Alvaro Luiz [UNESP] Domingues Passero, Luiz Felipe [UNESP] Toyama, Marcos Hikari [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Zara, Fernando José [UNESP] Diogo Reigada, Alvaro Luiz [UNESP] Domingues Passero, Luiz Felipe [UNESP] Toyama, Marcos Hikari [UNESP] |
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Leeches exhibit a marked scope of diversity, including different kinds of symbiosis. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate through biochemical and histological analysis that a species of piscicolid leech, Myzobdella platensis, is a true parasite of blue crabs, feeding on their hemolymph and using them as a site for cocoon deposition. In a total of 48 blue crabs collected on October 2007 at 3 sites of the São Vicente Estuary, 12 specimens were infested with leeches. Callinectes bocourti (n = 7) was the most infested species with leeches and cocoons; it was chosen for biochemical and histological assays. The immunoblotting assays showed a positive reaction of the proteins in the intestinal samples of leeches collected from crabs using antihemocyanin polyclonal antibody of Ampullaria canaliculata. In addition, leech intestinal samples were recognized by antihemolymph polyclonal antibody of nonparasitized blue crabs. Histological sections of leech gut showed hemocytes and a granular matrix similar to those found in crab blood vessels. Collectively, this evidence strongly suggests a parasitic interaction between the leech M. platensis and the blue crab C. bocourti, in which the former utilizes the latter as a site for cocoon deposition and possibly for dispersal similar to that proposed for Myzobdella lugubris in Callinectes sapidus in North America. © 2009 American Society of Parasitologists. |
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