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Parasite fauna of Lake Biwa water system: A review on parasites using aquatic host organisms in their life cycle. Invited Reviewed

Urabe, M.

Parasitology International 2025.6

Seasonal change and phylogenetic position of Kamegainema cingula (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) parasitic in Japanese giant salamanders. Reviewed

Tsuchida, K., Urabe, M., and Nishikawa, K.

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 24 2025.4

Rejection of the concept of hemiurid genus Pulmovermis (Digenea: Hemiuridae) and and other taxonomic propositions: new morphological and molecular data regarding Lecithochirium cyanovitellosum (Coil and Kuntz, 1960) Urabe and Sokolov, comb. nov. (formerly P. cyanovitellosus). Reviewed International coauthorship

Urabe, M., Sasai, T. and Sokolov, S. G.

Systematic Parasitology 102 2025.1

Proposal to synonymize Neoplagioporus Shimazu, 1990 with Urorchis Ozaki, 1927; taxonomic revision and the description of Urorchis takahaya n. sp. Reviewed

Itsukushima, S., Gosho, M., Tsuchida, K. and Urabe, M.

Parasitology International 102 2025.1

Hidden diversity of Nippotaenia Yamaguti, 1939 (Cestoda: Nippotaeniidae) in a single fish-host species Reviewed International coauthorship

Sokolov, S. G., Vlasenko, P.G., Urabe, M., Atopkin, D.M., Reshetnnikov, A.N., Yang, P., Izotova, G. V., Shedko M. B. and Solovyev, M.M.

Hydrobiologia 7 1903 - 1920 2024.12

Redescription and molecular phylogeny of Megalobatrachonema nipponicum Yamaguti, 1941 (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae) Reviewed

Tsuchida, K., Urabe, M., Nishikawa, K.

Canadian Journal of Zoology 102 2024.12

Genomic evidence of reproductive isolation among the Semisulcospira snails radiated in the ancient Lake Biwa. Reviewed

Ueno, K., Urabe, M., Nakai, K. and Miura, M.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology 37 1055 - 1063 2024.9

Trematode species detection and quantification by environmental DNA-qPCR assay in Lake Chany, Russia. Reviewed International coauthorship

Gacad, J. L. J., Yurlova, N. I., Hosoi-Tanabe, S. and Urabe, M.

Journal of Parasitology 110 221 - 231 2024.6

Addressing the taxonomical confusion of Mesocoelium Odhner, 1910 (Trematoda: Plagiorchoida: Mesocoelidae) in Japanese uroderan and anuran amphibians Reviewed International coauthorship

Karin Tsuchida, Misako Urabe, Kanto Nishikawa, Masaki Hoso, Shu Ping Wu

Systematic Parasitology 101 ( 2 ) 2024.1

Molecular phylogenetic position and the life cycle of Phyllodistomum cyprini Feng et Wang, 1995 in Japan, with a note of larval Phyllodistomum sp. from unionid mussels in North America Reviewed International coauthorship

Gosho, M., Itsukushima, S., Collins, M. H., Dalton, I. T., Rosen, R. B. and Urabe, M

2023.9

和歌山県産アオリイカ（頭足綱・ヤリイカ科）の鰓に寄生していたキュウカジョウチュウ（吸花条虫）属の１種Anthobothrium sp. （条虫綱・”四葉目"）の幼虫 Reviewed

新田理人・松本優・浦部美佐子

タクサ 55 9 - 14 2023.8

本邦におけるバスジョウチュウProteocephalus ambloplitisの初報告 Reviewed

松本優・浦部美佐子

地域自然史と保全 41 ( 1 ) 51 - 59 2023.6

水域における外来寄生虫〜特に日本の淡水域において〜 Invited

浦部　美佐子

地域自然史と保全 45 ( 1 ) 5 - 14 2023.6

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Plagiorchis multiglandularis (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae): Comparison with the members of Xiphidiatan species and phylogenetic implications Reviewed International coauthorship

Gacad, J. L. J., Ponomareva, N. M., Yurlova, N. I., Urabe, M.

Parasitology Research 122 1545 - 1556 2023.5

First record of the natural first intermediate host of Lutztrema attenuatum (Dujardin, 1845), a cosmopolitan trematode of passerine birds Reviewed

Tsukasa Waki, Tsuyoshi Takano, Haruki Furusawa, Misako Urabe

Taxa, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 54 59 - 66 2023.2

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology Participation form：Joint(The vice charge)

The dicrocoeliid trematode Lutztrema attenuatum (Dujardin,
1845) has been reported from its definitive hosts, passerine
birds worldwide, whereas its larvae have never been detected
in natural fields. In this study, 41 adults of Lu. attenuatum were
obtained from dead specimens of Turdus pallidus Gmelin,
1789 and T. eunomus Temminck, 1831, and the partial sequence
of the mitochondrial COI gene and nuclear 28S rDNA
were determined from one of the specimens as DNA barcodes.
Furthermore, during a land snail survey in Tokyo, Japan on 11
August 2021, dicrocoeliid sporocysts and cercariae were detected
from the achatinid Allopeas satsumense (Pilsbry, 1906).
The partial COI sequence of the sporocysts showed a p-distance
value of less than 1.4% to that of the adult Lu. attenuatum.
The sporocyst was identified molecularly as Lu. attenuatum
based on an empirical intraspecific genetic variation in
dicrocoeliids, and thus A. satsumense found to be its first intermediate
host. We also provided DNA barcodes to an adult
specimen of Lyperosomum sp. (Dicrocoeliidae) detected from
the same dead specimen of T. pallidus.

DOI： doi.org/10.19004/taxa.54.0_59

The complete mitogenome of Echinoparyphium aconiatum (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) and a comparison with other digenean species Reviewed

Gacad J.L.J., Tanabe-Hosoi S., Yurlova N.I., Urabe M.

Parasitology International 92 2023.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Parasitology International

Echinoparyphium aconiatum (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) is an intestinal parasite of anatid and snail-eating birds. In Eurasia, it is also common in lymnaeid snails, which may serve as the first and second intermediate hosts. The systematics of its genus, Echinoparyphium, have long been inadequate, with poor descriptions and extensive synonymy. To provide a basis for developing new genetic markers for studies of the identification and systematics of echinostomatids, the complete Ep. aconiatum mitogenome is described and compared with other digeneans. The circular mt molecule of this species is 14,865 bp in length, with an average A + T content of 64.33%. It contains 12 protein-coding genes and 22 transfer RNA genes. The 3′ end of nad4L overlaps the 5′ end of nad4 by 40 bp, while the atp8 gene is absent. Twenty-one transfer RNA genes transcribe products with conventional cloverleaf structures, while one transfer RNA gene has unpaired D-arms. Comparative analyses indicate that Echinoparyphium aconiatum is closely related to Echinochasmus japonicus and Echinostoma miyagawai. The phylogenetic results, using our mitochondrial data indicated Ep. aconiatum as a sister taxon of Hypoderaeum conoideum in a monophyletic clade. Our data and analyses serve as the first representative sequenced mt genome from genus Echinoparpyhium, providing additional markers to clarify the taxonomic position of Ep. aconiatum.

DOI： 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102682

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Two new kathlaniid species (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea) parasitic in salamanders of the genus Andrias (Amphibia: Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) Reviewed

Tuschida K., Urabe M., Nishikawa K.

Parasitology International 92 2023.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Parasitology International

The new nematode species, Falcaustra hanzaki n. sp. and Urodelnema takanoensis n. sp. (Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae), were found from the intestine of giant salamanders in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The first species is featured by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae (3 pairs of precloacal papillae, 8 pairs of postcloacal papillae and a single ventral precloacal papilla), the presence of a single pseudosucker, spicules equal in size (520–638 μm long), and V-shaped gubernaculum in males; vulva situated about 3/5 of a body in females. The second species is characterized by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae (5 pairs of precloacal papillae, 6 pairs of postcloacal papillae and a single ventral precloacal papilla), spicules equal in size (403–593 μm long), V-shaped gubernaculum in males; vulva situated about 3/5 of a body in females. The molecular phylogenetic analysis was performed using the partial 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA and the internal transcribed spacers 1 region in the nuclear DNA. This phylogenetic study raised a question about the validity of Family Kathlaniidae and related families of Cosmocercoidea.

DOI： 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102693

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Invasion of the fish parasite Prosorhynchoides ozakii (Trematoda: Bucephalidae) into Lake Kasumigaura and the surrounding rivers of eastern Japan. Reviewed

Makito Hayashi, Yoshihiko Sano, Takanori Ishikawa, Tomiji Hagiwara, Mizuki Sasaki, Minoru Nakao, Misako Urabe, Tsukasa Waki

Disease of Aquatic Organisms 152 47 - 60 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The vice charge)

In 2019 to 2021, the golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei and several freshwater fishes were sampled from 22 sites of the Tone River system including Lake Kasumigaura, Honshu, Japan, to examine the invasion of bucephalid trematodes. The parasite species identification was performed by morphological observation and DNA barcoding based on the sequences of nuclear 28S rDNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1). A total of 1719 mussels were collected from 10 sites, and trematode-infected mussels were detected from 8 sites with prevalences between 0.3 and 42.9%. The sporocysts and cercariae were identified as Prosorhynchoides ozakii, a newly introduced species in the river system. A total of 700 fish individuals belonging to 24 species were collected from 15 sites. Two species of catfishes (Silurus asotus and Ictalurus punctatus) harbored mature or immature adults of Pr. ozakii in the intestine with prevalences between 8.3 and 20% including both host species. The metacercariae of Pr. ozakii were found from the fins and epidermis of 13 fish species from 10 sites (prevalence 4.8-100%). Fishes were heavily infected with metacercariae in fins, which were surrounded by the infiltration of hemocytes and rodlet cells. A population genetic analysis of Pr. ozakii did not show an obvious bottleneck, suggesting the possibility that the parasite was intentionally and repeatedly introduced into the river system.

DOI： 10.3354/dao03698

Phylogeography of Rhabdias spp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) collected from Bufo species in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, Japan including possible cryptic species Reviewed

Marcaida A.J.B., Nakao M., Fukutani K., Nishikawa K., Urabe M.

Parasitology International 90 2022.10

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Parasitology International

The genus Rhabdias Stiles & Hassall, 1905 comprises lung parasites of amphibians and reptiles worldwide. In Japan, 9 species have been recorded, including Rhabdias incerta Wilkie, 1930 which has been reported only in Bufo species. In this study, to assess the diversity of R. incerta, we performed molecular analyses of Rhabdias species sampled from three species/subspecies of Japanese toads namely Bufo japonicus, B. japonicus formosus, and B. torrenticola, collected in various regions of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, Japan. DNA sequence divergence was compared using mtDNA (COI) and nuclear DNA (28S) to identify possible cryptic species. Morphological analysis was performed through light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results revealed that Bufo spp. serve as hosts for at least three Rhabdias species. Morphologically, most samples were identified as R. incerta but with a longer body and larger buccal cavity than originally described. Rhabdias incerta appears to be specific to the genus Bufo and is further subdivided into two or three phylogroups based on subspecies divisions and biogeography of their host. Some Rhabdias specimens collected in this study resemble R. tokyoensis Wilkie, 1930, parasitic in hosts from the order Caudata, which suggests host switching. Both molecular and morphological analyses suggested the presence of undescribed and cryptic Rhabdias species within toads collected in Japan. This study was the first to molecularly characterize Rhabdias species in Japan, including novel sequences of R. incerta and two undescribed species.

DOI： 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102612

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A record of juvenile Paragonimus skrjabini miyazakii from the urinary bladder of the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus formosus Reviewed

Urabe M., Marcaida A.J.B.

Parasitology International 86 2022.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Parasitology International

We found juveniles of Paragonimus in the urinary bladder of a Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus formosus) captured in Kyoto. These were molecularly identified as Paragonimus skrjabini miyazakii Kamo, Nishida, Hatsushika et Tomimura 1961. This is the first report of P. s. miyazakii found in anuran hosts in Japan, indicating that anurans can be paratenic hosts of P. s. miyazakii, as is also the case for Paragonimus skrjabini skrjabini in China. This finding suggests that definitive hosts of P. s. miyazakii can be infected by eating not only crabs or mammal paratenic hosts, but also anurans.

DOI： 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102474

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