<i>Nosema canburensis</i> sp. nov. (Microsporidia: Nosematidae): a novel microsporidium record infecting the Italian striped bug, <i>Graphosoma italicum</i> Müller (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

BEKİRCAN Ç., TOSUN O., Yildirim H.

SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY, sa.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11230-025-10220-4
  • Dergi Adı: SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study provides a comprehensive account of Nosema canburensissp. nov., a newly discovered microsporidian species from the Italian striped bug, Graphosoma italicum M & uuml;ller (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), including its morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular phylogeny. The sporogonic proliferation of the current microsporidium occurs by binary division and usually results in chain formation as in Nosema members. The mature spores are ovoid/ellipsoidal in shape with an average length of a 4.44 +/- 0.57 mu m (3.48-6.55; n= 100, fixed) and a width of 2.27 +/- 0.23 mu m (1.67-2.92; n=100, fixed). The microsporidiosis is systemic, but the infection level is highest in the mid-gut of adult samples. The mature spores have isofilar polar filaments that make 10-11 coils. There is a difference in size between the anterior coils and the distal coils. The distal coils, which formed a triangle, were arranged in groups of three and located in close proximity to the center of the posterior part of the mature spores.