Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)

Abstract The present study describes multifocal infection by Henneguya sp. in the liver and gallbladder of Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Steindachner 1875, from the Arari River, on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian Amazon. Fifty specimens of C. orbicularis were examined, and after parasitic confirmati...

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Main Authors: José Ledamir Sindeaux-Neto, Amanda Queiroz Azevedo, Natalia dos Anjos, Camila Maria Barbosa Pereira, Jhonata Eduard, Michele Velasco
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Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2025-05-01
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author José Ledamir Sindeaux-Neto
Amanda Queiroz Azevedo
Natalia dos Anjos
Camila Maria Barbosa Pereira
Jhonata Eduard
Michele Velasco
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description Abstract The present study describes multifocal infection by Henneguya sp. in the liver and gallbladder of Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Steindachner 1875, from the Arari River, on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian Amazon. Fifty specimens of C. orbicularis were examined, and after parasitic confirmation, small fragments of the infected organs were removed, fixed in Davidson’s solution, and histologically processed. Multifocal infection in the liver and gallbladder was observed in 56% (28/50) of C. orbicularis specimens. The cysts were full of mature spores with morphological characteristics inherent to the genus Henneguya, with the same morphological and morphometric characteristics: body elongated, ellipsoidal shape in frontal view, and a thick, translucent, birefringent hyaline sheath covering the entire structure of the spore. Histopathological analysis showed cysts with a predominantly fibroblastic capsule, containing spores inside, with a loss of cellular architecture in the liver parenchyma, as well as deformation of the gallbladder mucosal epithelium. Although clinical signs were not observed, the histopathological findings presented alterations that characterize henneguyosis, a microparasitic disease the host, from the Amazon region.
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spelling doaj-art-11a36da02d574b79a6582cff87d67ef62025-08-20T03:48:22ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612025-05-0134210.1590/s1984-29612025023Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)José Ledamir Sindeaux-Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-0891Amanda Queiroz Azevedohttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-1393-1789Natalia dos Anjoshttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-8305-8065Camila Maria Barbosa Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6770-1862Jhonata Eduardhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-5361Michele Velascohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2525-423XAbstract The present study describes multifocal infection by Henneguya sp. in the liver and gallbladder of Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Steindachner 1875, from the Arari River, on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian Amazon. Fifty specimens of C. orbicularis were examined, and after parasitic confirmation, small fragments of the infected organs were removed, fixed in Davidson’s solution, and histologically processed. Multifocal infection in the liver and gallbladder was observed in 56% (28/50) of C. orbicularis specimens. The cysts were full of mature spores with morphological characteristics inherent to the genus Henneguya, with the same morphological and morphometric characteristics: body elongated, ellipsoidal shape in frontal view, and a thick, translucent, birefringent hyaline sheath covering the entire structure of the spore. Histopathological analysis showed cysts with a predominantly fibroblastic capsule, containing spores inside, with a loss of cellular architecture in the liver parenchyma, as well as deformation of the gallbladder mucosal epithelium. Although clinical signs were not observed, the histopathological findings presented alterations that characterize henneguyosis, a microparasitic disease the host, from the Amazon region.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200402&lng=en&tlng=enHenneguyosislivergallbladderhistopathologyMarajó island
spellingShingle José Ledamir Sindeaux-Neto
Amanda Queiroz Azevedo
Natalia dos Anjos
Camila Maria Barbosa Pereira
Jhonata Eduard
Michele Velasco
Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Henneguyosis
liver
gallbladder
histopathology
Marajó island
title Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
title_full Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
title_fullStr Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
title_full_unstemmed Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
title_short Hepatobiliary disease caused by Henneguya sp. (Cnidaria:Myxozoa) in an Amazonian fish Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Characidae)
title_sort hepatobiliary disease caused by henneguya sp cnidaria myxozoa in an amazonian fish chaetobranchopsis orbicularis characidae
topic Henneguyosis
liver
gallbladder
histopathology
Marajó island
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612025000200402&lng=en&tlng=en
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