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Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae)
from macrourid fishes of the northeast Atlantic
Matthew T. Wayland1 2, David I. Gibson1 and Christina Sommerville2
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2
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
Accepted for publication 1st November, 1996
Abstract
Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. (Palaeacanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) is described from Trachyrincus
scabrus (Rafinesque) (Macrouridae: Trachyrincinae) (type-host) and T. murrayi Günther from the northeast Atlantic.
The most important diagnostic features of this species are: the number of longitudinal rows of hooks 17–22; the
number of hooks per row 17–22+; the maximum length of hook blade 38–52m; the proboscis width 139–224m;
and the proboscis length to width ratio 3.9–6.4:1. E. trachyrinci n. sp. is differentiated from E. gadi, E. malacocephali, E. longiproboscis, E. petrotschenkoi, E. melanoglaeae, E. theragrae and E. sebastolobi. Metechinorhynchus
malacocephali Parukhin, 1985 is transferred to Echinorhynchus as E. malacocephali n. comb
Introduction
The Macrouridae (Gadiformes) is a diverse family of
about 300 species of deep-sea fishes (Cohen, Inada,
Iwamoto & Scialabba, 1990). Most are benthopelagic,
living over the continental slopes at depths of 2002,000 metres (Marshall, 1965).
Acanthocephalans from macrourid fishes are most
frequently determined as Echinorhynchus gadi Zoega in Müller, 1776 (= E. acus Rudolphi, 1802) (see
Linton, 1901; Kabata, 1961; Mamaev, 1965; Radulescu, 1969; Noble, 1973; Redkuzubova, 1976;
Szuks, 1980; Zubchenko, 1981a; Vassiliiadès, 1985;
Kovalenko, 1986a). This taxon is now recognised to be
a group of morphologically cryptic species (Väinölä,
Valtonen & Gibson, 1994). Others are recorded
as Echinorhynchus sp. (=Metechinorhynchus sp.)
(Armstrong, 1974; Campbell, Haedrich & Munroe,
1980; Zubchenko, 1981b; Reimer, 1984; Houston &
Haedrich, 1986; Kovalenko, 1986a). Relatively recently, two new species of Echinorhynchus, E. malacocephali (Parukhin, 1985) n. comb. and E. longiproboscis Rodjuk, 1986, have been described from
macrourids of the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic.
It seems likely that some of the records cited above
may also represent these or other new taxa.
During parasitological surveys of deep-sea fish of
the northeast Atlantic, Dr R.A. Bray, of The Natural History Museum, London, collected specimens
of an undescribed species of acanthocephalan from
the intestine of Trachyrincus scabrus (Rafinesque)
(=Lepidoleprus trachyrincus Risso; Trachyrhynchus
trachyrhynchus Günther) and T. murrayi Günther. We
describe this material below as a new species of the
genus Echinorhynchus Zoega in Müller, 1776 (sensu
Yamaguti, 1963; Amin 1985). T. scabrus (the roughsnout grenadier) and T. murrayi (Murray’s longsnout
grenadier) are closely related, benthopelagic species,
living at 400–1,500 metres and 530–1,630 metres
respectively (Geistdoerfer, 1986). T. scabrus has a diet
consisting of fishes, shrimps, mysids and copepods,
and can attain a total length of over 50 cm (Geistdoerfer, 1986). T. murrayi feeds predominantly on copepods and amphipods (Mauchline & Gordon, 1984), and
reaches a total length of at least 40 cm (Geistdoerfer,
1986).
Materials and methods
Important taxonomic characters of acanthocephalans
display considerable morphological variation with age,
sex, host species and geographical location (Amin,
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1975; Amin & Redlin, 1980; Shostak, Dick, Szalai & Bernier, 1986). Following the recommendations
of Amin (1975), the material used in this description
was taken from more than one host species and from
more than one locality, and includes both immature
and mature worms.
All of the material used in this study was fixed
and stored in 80% alcohol. Material from fresh specimens of T. scabrus was collected at three localities:
58 210 N, 09 410 W–58 240 N, 09 390 W, depth 1,300–
1,320 metres; 56 400 N, 09 160 W–56 380 N, 09 160 W,
depth 1,050–1,120 metres; 57 470 N, 09 490 W–
57 490 N, 09 500 W, depth 1,300–1,310 metres. British
Museum (Natural History) registration numbers are
1988.2646–2650, 1988.2651–2662 and 1988.2632–
2636, respectively. In addition, three specimens of
Trachyrincus murrayi were collected from a single
locality: 50 320 N, 14 100 W; depth 1,600 metres. The
digestive systems of these fish were frozen on capture
and later defrosted and examined for parasites. A total
of 54 worms were examined; 33 from T. scabrus (13
males, 20 females) and 21 from T. murrayi (10 males,
11 females).
Acanthocephalans were cleared and mounted in
creosote for light microscopy. Light microscope observations were used in the description of all characters
except the number of hooks per row, since hook counts
were found to be more reliable when made from threedimensional proboscis images produced by scanning
electron microscopy (SEM) (see also Brown, Chubb
& Veltkamp, 1986). Sixteen alcohol-fixed specimens
were prepared for SEM examination. They were passed
through an acetone series, critical point dried in carbon dioxide using a Balzers CPD 030, sputter coated
in platinum using a Polaron E5100, and viewed in a
Hitachi S2500 SEM at an accelerating voltage of 15
KV.
Of the 54 specimens examined, only one male had
a fully everted proboscis. In all other specimens the
proboscis was partially or completely inverted. The
sum of the lengths of the everted and inverted portions
of each proboscis has been used as an estimate of the
length of the fully everted proboscis. Full counts of the
number of hooks per longitudinal row were possible
for the slightly inverted proboscides of two males and
one female.
Measurements are in micrometres unless otherwise
stated, with the mean and standard deviation in parentheses.
Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. (Figures 1– 4)
Type-host: Trachyrincus scabrus (Rafinesque).
Type-locality: 58 20.90N, 09 41.10W–58 24.30 N,
09 39.30 W; depth 1,300–1,320 metres.
Site: Intestine
Other host: Trachyrincus murrayi Günther.
Other localities:
56 400 N, 09 160 W–56380 N,
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09 16 W, depth 1,050–1,120 metres; 57 470 N,
09 490 W–57490 N, 09 500 W, depth 1,300–1,310
metres; 50 320 N, 14 100 W, depth 1,600 metres.
Type-material: Holotype BM(NH) 1988.2646; paratypes
BM(NH) 1988.2647–2650.
Description
Trunk elongate, cylindrical, unarmed. Mature females
larger than males. Maximum width at level of posterior tip of proboscis receptacle in females; position of
maximum width variable in males. Proboscis cylindrical. Neck trapezoid, short. Hook blades longer than
roots. Largest longest-bladed hooks found on anterior
proboscis; posterior hooks shorter and stouter with the
exception of basal 1–3 in each row. Basal hooks finer,
less curved and with reduced root. Proboscis receptacle double-walled, with nerve ganglion situated at
mid-length. Lemnisci normally shorter than proboscis
receptacle, sometimes less than half length.
Male
Trunk length, excluding everted proboscis and bursa, 3.6–9.4 mm (6.6 1.59 mm). Maximum trunk
width 430–910 (640 120). Proboscis width 139–
195 (168 16). Proboscis fully everted in only one
male; length 679; length to width ratio 4.9 : 1. Estimated range of proboscis lengths 670–1,090 (875 150).
Estimated range of proboscis length to width ratios 4–
6.4 : 1 (5.0 0.76 : 1). Number of rows of hooks 18–
22. Maximum number of hooks per row 17-22+ (full
hook count not possible because proboscis tip inverted). Maximum length of hook blade 38–45 (40 3).
Neck length 89–248 (150 41). Proboscis receptacle
1,034–1,914 173–349 (1,365 233 236 48).
Lemnisci 445–1,240 108–356 (691 198 226
60). Reproductive system 54–73% length of body
(66 0.05%). Testes elongate-oval, arranged in tandem, situated in median part of trunk. Testes may be
separated by distance of up to 350, or overlap by up
to 159. Anterior testis 413–1,123 210–476 (736
178 287 61). Posterior testis 362–811 203–413
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(623 121 284 58). Typically 6 cement glands
present (87% of specimens), but number ranges from
4–7; moniliform arrangement is most common (69.6%
of specimens), but 17.4% of specimens have one pair
of parallel glands and in 13.0% of specimens glands
are clustered. Saefftigen’s pouch 629–1,304 95–222
(888 190 140 30). Penis conical, 47–76 (57
8) wide at base. Copulatory bursa opens subterminally,
with maximum dimensions 1,280 755.
Female
Trunk length, excluding proboscis, 5.1–14.0mm
(10.09 2.3mm). Maximum body width 572–1,018
(781 125). Proboscis width 148–224 (179 18).
Estimated proboscis length 670–1,190 (950 145).
Estimated proboscis length to width ratio 3.9–6.25:1
(5.1 0.68:1). Number of rows of hooks 17–22. Maximum number of hooks per row 19–20+ (full hook count
not possible because proboscis tip inverted). Maximum
length of hook blade 41–52 (47 6). Neck length 76–
186 (127 36). Proboscis receptacle 1,145–2,028
186–318 (1,522 228 242 30). Lemnisci 343–
1,081 151–400 (699 167 270 66). Length of
genital complex 887–2,413 (1,482 371). Body width
at midpoint of uterus of gravid worms 292–604 (423
81). Vagina 60–120 (89 16) in width, provided with
single sphincter; sphincter width 64–113 (81 13)
and sphincter width to vagina width ratio 0.71–1.21:1
(0.93 0.15:1). Gonopore slightly subterminal. Eggs
fusiform, with polar elongations of median envelope;
dimensions of 130 eggs isolated from 5 females and
measured when immersed in creosote 80–110 16–24
(91 7 20 2); dimensions of acanthors within
eggs 45–57 10–16 (50 3 12 1).
Remarks
There is some evidence of sexual dimorphism in the
morphometrics of this species, but this is probably
related to the larger body size of female worms. The
tegument of the trunk was folded in every specimen
examined. This suggests that the specimens were not
extended to their full length, by relaxation in water,
prior to fixation. The trunk lengths of fully relaxed
specimens are likely to be considerably larger on average, than those recorded in this study.
The shape of many proboscis hooks was distorted in both light microscope and SEM preparations.
Affected hooks appeared to have lost turgor and were
often bent or folded. It was impossible to determine if
this apparent distortion was an artifact of preparation,
because living material was not available for comparison. In numerous specimens the hooks were partly
or completely retracted into the proboscis. Preparation for SEM resulted in considerable shrinkage of
proboscides. Proboscis widths measured from SEM
micrographs were on average 23% (range 8–32%)
smaller than light microscope observations.
Ecological data
All three specimens of Trachyrincus murrayi examined for parasites were found to be infected with E.
trachyrinci n. sp. at a mean intensity of 39 worms per
fish. The prevalence and intensity of infections in T.
scabrus are not known.
Discussion
The previous echinorhynchid records from Trachyrincus scabrus are: Acanthocephalus lucii (Müller, 1776)
Lühe, 1911 (as Echinorhynchus angustatus Rudolphi,
1809) from an unspecified locality (Porta, 1905); and
E. gadi from off the coast of Senegal (Vassiliiadès,
1985). The validity of the first record is extremely
dubious as A. lucii is typically a parasite of freshwater fishes (Petrochenko, 1956). Acanthocephalans have
not previously been recorded from T. murrayi.
Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. differs from E.
gadi, the most common species of the genus in NE
Atlantic fishes, in the number of proboscis hooks per
longitudinal row, hook blade length and the proboscis
length to width ratio. According to Shostak et al. (1986)
E. gadi has a maximum of 10–15 hooks per longitudinal row (vs 17–22+), a maximum hook blade length of
50–79m for males (vs 38–45m) and 53–86m for
females (vs 41–52m) , and a proboscis length to width
ratio of 2.26–3.54:1 (vs 3.9–6.4:1). E. trachyrinci and
E. gadi have overlapping ranges for number of longitudinal rows of hooks, proboscis length, proboscis width
and egg length.
E. trachyrinci is the third species of Echinorhynchus to be described from the Macrouridae; E.
malacocephali (Parukhin, 1985) n. comb. is a parasite of Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe) of the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic, and E. longiproboscis
Rodjuk, 1986 occurs in Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt
(Nototheniidae) and Macrourus holotrachys Günther
(Macrouridae) of the Falkland-Patagonian Shelf and
South Georgia regions. E. malacocephali was orig-
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Figure 1. Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. A. Holotype male, lateral aspect. B. Female, lateral aspect. C. Longitudinal hook row from a male;
most anterior hook was retracted with proboscis tip and so has been omitted. Scale-bars: A, B, 1 mm; C, 50 m.
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Figure 2. Echinorhynchus trachyrinci n. sp. A. Three different arrangements of cement glands. B. Posterior extremity of female. C. Eggs.
Scale- bars: A, 1 mm; B, 200 m; C, 50 m.
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Figure 4. Apical view of proboscis of Echinorhynchus trachyrinci
n. sp. Scale-bar: 50 m.
Figure 3. Lateral view of proboscis of Echinorhynchus trachyrinci
n. sp. Scale-bar: 150 m.
inally assigned to the genus Metechinorhynchus
Petrochenko, 1956 by Parukhin (1985), but it is
here transferred to Echinorhynchus (sensu Yamaguti,
1963; Amin, 1985) because the former taxon is poorly defined (see Huffman & Kliever, 1977; Amin &
Redlin, 1980; Shostak et al., 1986) and incongruent
with allozyme data (Väinölä et al., 1994). E. trachyrinci differs markedly from E. malacocephali in proboscis
size and armature; the latter species has proboscis of
dimensions 310–450 110–140m (vs 670–1,190
139–224m) and is armed with only 14 rows of 10
hooks (Parukhin, 1985). The new species displays
some similarities to E. longiproboscis, with overlapping ranges for the proboscis dimensions and the number of longitudinal rows of hooks, and the males of
both species usually have a moniliform cement gland
arrangement. Discriminating characters are the number of hooks per longitudinal row and the maximum
hook blade length; E. longiproboscis has 15–16 hooks
per row (vs 17–22+) and the blade length of the largest
hook is 67m (vs 38–52m) (see Rodjuk, 1986).
As far as we are aware, the only other Echinorhynchus species to have been recorded from a
macrourid is E. petrotschenkoi (Rodjuk, 1984) Zdzitowiecki, 1989. Specimens of this species were
recently collected from Macrourus whitsoni (Regan)
caught in the Weddell Sea at a depth of 630–1540
metres (Dr K. Zdzitowiecki, personal communication).
E. trachyrinci can be readily differentiated from E.
petrotschenkoi, because it has more hooks per longitudinal row (17–22+ vs 9–15) and a smaller maximum
hook blade length (38–52m vs 59–87m) (see Zdzitowiecki, 1989).
The species closest to E. trachyrinci is probably
E. melanoglaeae Dollfus, 1960. The only description of the latter species was based on a single adult
male collected from Guentherus altivela Osorio (as
Melanoglaea ventralis Barnard) (Ateleopodiformes:
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Ateleopodidae) caught off Senegal at a depth of 500–
600 metres (Dollfus, 1960). Nearly all of the morphometrics which Dollfus recorded for this specimen
(i.e. number of longitudinal rows of hooks, number of
hooks per row, body dimensions, proboscis length,
maximum width of proboscis, proboscis receptacle
dimensions and testes dimensions) fall into the range
of variation displayed by E. trachyrinci. Nevertheless,
the proboscis of E. melanoglaeae tapers considerably
such that its basal width is twice that at the apex, whereas the proboscis of E. trachyrinci varies little in width
along its length. E. melanoglaeae also has a slightly
smaller maximum blade length of 36m (vs 38–52m)
and a smaller proboscis length to width ratio of 3.6:1
(vs 3.9–6.4:1). In view of these differences and the
considerable differences in host and locality, we have
little hesitation in considering these two taxa distinct.
Two other species are morphologically somewhat
similar to E. trachyrinci: E. theragrae Dydenko, 1992,
a parasite of Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas) (Gadiformes: Gadidae) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of
Japan; and E. sebastolobi Kovalenko, 1986, a parasite
of Sebastolobus alascanus Bean (Scorpaeniformes:
Scorpaenidae) from the Okhotsk Sea. E. theragrae
has the same hooks formula as E. trachyrinci, but can
be distinguished by its wider proboscis (240–260m
vs 139–224m ) and greater maximum hook blade
length (59–70m vs 38–52m) (see Dydenko, 1992).
E. sebastolobi differs from E. trachyrinci in having
fewer longitudinal rows of hooks (16 vs 17–22+) and
a greater maximum hook blade length (68–79m) (see
Kovalenko, 1986b).
E. trachyrinci has been reported here from off the
coasts of western Scotland, north west Ireland and
south west England. However, if this parasite’s range
is correlated with that of its definitive hosts, it may
extend south to the Cape Verde Islands and west to the
coasts of the Americas off Labrador (see Cohen et al.,
1990).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Dr R.A. Bray for collecting
the material. We also gratefully acknowledge assistance from the staff of the Electron Microscope Unit
and Mrs E.A. Harris of The Natural History Museum,
London. This study was supported by a NERC CASE
studentship.
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