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Semperula wallacei (Mollusca, Veronicellidae) um hospedeiro natural recém-descoberto de Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda, Angiostrongylidae) na Bacia do Pacífico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

C.L.F. Mendonça Open the ORCID record for C.L.F. Mendonça [Opens in a new window] ,
R.L. Caldeira Open the ORCID record for R.L. Caldeira [Opens in a new window] ,
O.S. Carvalho Open the ORCID record for O.S. Carvalho [Opens in a new window] ,
S. D’ávila Open the ORCID record for S. D’ávila [Opens in a new window]  and
S.R. Gomes Open the ORCID record for S.R. Gomes [Opens in a new window]
C.L.F. Mendonça*
Affiliation:
Coleção de Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Brazil Laboratório de Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Brazil Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil
R.L. Caldeira
Affiliation:
Coleção de Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Brazil Laboratório de Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Brazil
O.S. Carvalho
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Brazil
S. D’ávila
Affiliation:
Museu de Malacologia Prof. Maury Pinto de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil
S.R. Gomes
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Malacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ, Brazil
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Corresponding author: C.L.F. Mendonça; Email: cristiane.lafeta@fiocruz.br
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Abstract

Semperula wallacei (Issel, 1874) is a species of terrestrial slug that occurs in southeast China and the Pacific Basin and is the only species of its genus that occurs beyond the Oriental region and to the east of Wallace’s line in the Australian region, where it has probably been introduced. In this study, we report for the first time S. wallacei as an intermediate host for Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) based on histological and molecular analyses of slugs from Tuamasaga, Samoa, deposited at the Medical Malacological Collection (Fiocruz-CMM). DNA was obtained from the deparafinized tissues scraped from specimen slides. Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) targeted to the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region were carried out using the restriction enzyme Cla I. The RFLP profile observed for our larval specimen of S. wallacei was identical to the profile previously established for A. cantonensis, demonstrating that S. wallacei can be naturally infected with A. cantonensis and is likely to be an intermediate host for this parasitic nematode species in the field. The potential for geographical range expansion of S. wallacei in the Pacific Basin, its small size, and the general role of veronicellids as crop pests and hosts of nematodes, indicate the significance of S. wallacei as an invasive species in the Pacific Basin. Our work also highlights the importance of biological collections for investigating the environmental impact of invasive species on agriculture, public health, and biodiversity conservation.

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Angiostrongylus cantonensisSemperula wallaceiVeronicellidaeintermediate hosts
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 98 , 2024 , e7
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