The cytogenetics of Acanthocephala is a neglected area in the study of this group of endoparasites. Chromosome number and/or karyotypes are known for only 12 of the 1,270 described species, and molecular cytogenetic data are limited to rDNA mapping in two species. The standard karyological technique and mapping of 18S rRNA and H3 histone genes on the chromosomes of Acanthocephalus anguillae individuals from three populations, one of which originated from the unfavorable environmental conditions of the Zemplínska Šírava reservoir in eastern Slovakia, were applied for the first time. All specimens had 2n = 7/8 (male/female); n = 1m + 1m-sm + 1a + 1a (X). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) revealed three loci of 18S rDNA on two autosomes and dispersion of H3 histone genes on all autosomes and the X chromosome. In addition to the standard A chromosome set, 34% of specimens from Zemplínska Šírava possessed a small acrocentric B chromosome, which was always found to be univalent, with no pairing observed between the B chromosome and the A complement. The B chromosome had a small amount of heterochromatin in the centromeric and telomeric regions of the chromosomal arms and showed two clusters of H3 genes. It is well known that an environment permanently polluted with chemicals leads to an increased incidence of chromosomal rearrangements. As a possible scenario for the B chromosome origin, we propose chromosomal breaks due to the mutagenic effect of pollutants in the aquatic environment. The results are discussed in comparison with previous chromosome data from Echinorhynchida species.

TITLE: Analyse chromosomique et présence de chromosomes B chez le parasite de poisson Acanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala, Echinorhynchida). ABSTRACT: La cytogénétique des Acanthocephala est un domaine négligé dans l’étude de ce groupe d’endoparasites. Le nombre de chromosomes et/ou les caryotypes ne sont connus que pour 12 des 1270 espèces décrites, et les données cytogénétiques moléculaires se limitent à la cartographie de l’ADNr chez deux espèces. La technique caryologique standard et la cartographie des gènes de l’ARNr 18S et de l’histone H3 ont été appliquées pour la première fois sur les chromosomes d’individus d’Acanthocephalus anguillae provenant de trois populations, dont l’une dans les conditions environnementales défavorables du réservoir de Zemplínska Šírava dans l’est de la Slovaquie. Tous les spécimens avaient 2n = 7/8 (mâle/femelle); n = 1m + 1m-sm + 1a + 1a (X). La technique FISH a révélé trois locus d’ADNr 18S sur deux autosomes et une dispersion des gènes de l’histone H3 sur tous les autosomes et sur le chromosome X. En plus de l’ensemble standard de chromosomes A, 34 % des spécimens de Zemplínska Šírava possédaient un petit chromosome B acrocentrique, qui s’est toujours révélé univalent, sans aucun appariement observé entre le chromosome B et le complément A. Le chromosome B avait une petite quantité d’hétérochromatine dans les régions centromériques et télomériques des bras chromosomiques et présentait deux groupes de gènes H3. Il est bien connu qu’un environnement pollué en permanence par des produits chimiques entraîne une incidence accrue de réarrangements chromosomiques. Comme scénario possible pour l’origine du chromosome B, nous proposons des cassures chromosomiques dues à l’effet mutagène des polluants du milieu aquatique. Les résultats sont discutés en comparaison avec les données chromosomiques précédentes des espèces d’Echinorhynchida.

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Entomology Branišovská 31 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Entomology Branišovská 31 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia Branišovská 1760 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Institute of Parasitology Slovak Academy of Sciences Hlinkova 3 040 01 Košice Slovakia

Institute of Parasitology Slovak Academy of Sciences Hlinkova 3 040 01 Košice Slovakia Department of Zoology Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University Ilkovičova 6 842 15 Bratislava Slovakia

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