Redescription and molecular analysis of Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) planilizai (Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae) from Planiliza abu (Mugilidae) in Iraq

• Veröffentlicht in: Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii)
• Datum: 2026
• Jahrgang: 60
• Heft: 4
• ISSN: 2707-7268
• Автори та афіліації: O. M. Amin — Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; A. Chaudhary — Aquatic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India; M. E. Caracciolo — Centro Multiusuário para Análises de Fenômenos Biomédicos (CMABio) Universidade Estadual do Amazonas (UEA), Brazil; A. H. Ali — Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq — ORCID: 0009-0003-1184-9026; M. H. Al-Kuraizy — Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq; N. Y. Rubtsova — Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; H. S. Singh — Aquatic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Hauptverfasser: Amin, O. M., Chaudhary , A., Caracciolo , M. E., Ali , A. H., Al-Kuraizy , M. H., Rubtsova, N. Y., Singh , H. S.
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2026
• Online Zugang: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/1018
• Назва журналу: Zoodiversity

Neoechinorhynchus (N.) planilizai Al-Ayash, Gustinelli, Al-Nasiri, Caffara, 2021 was recently described from Planiliza abu (Heckel) in Iraq using line drawings. We update and complete that description using new ocular microscopy, SEM, and molecular analysis. New collections revealed structures t...