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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 73 Article 29 2019 More Host Records for Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes (Aphredoderidae, Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae) Chris T. McAllister Eastern Oklahoma St. College, cmcallister@se.edu Henry W. Robison Retired, hwrobison@yahoo.com Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas  Part of the Biology Commons Recommended Citation McAllister, Chris T. and Robison, Henry W. (2019) "More Host Records for Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes (Aphredoderidae, Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae)," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 73 , Article 29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2019.7325 Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/29 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This General Note is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@uark.edu. More Host Records for Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes (Aphredoderidae, Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae) Cover Page Footnote The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AG&F) issued Scientific Collecting Permits to CTM and HWR. We thank Donald G. Cloutman (Burdett, KS), T. J. Fayton (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Nikolas H. McAllister (Lukfata Elementary, Broken Bow, OK), and James T. McAllister, III (University of Arkansas) for assistance in collecting. We also thank Dennis M. Richardson (Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT) for use of the electroshocker and Christy Graham (Trout Program Supervisor-AG&F) for fish collections on the White River in Baxter County via a boat electrofisher. Scott L. Gardner and Gabor Racz (HWML), and R. Tumlison (HSU) provided expert curatorial assistance. Lastly, Michael A. Barger (Peru St. College, Peru, NE) provided assistance in the identification of acanthocephalans and his expert help is greatly appreciated. This general note is available in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/29 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019147More Host Records for Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes(Aphredoderidae, Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae)C.T. McAllister1* and H.W. Robison21Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 7474529717 Wild Mountain Drive, Sherwood, AR 72120*Correspondence: cmcallister@se.eduRunning Title: Records of Acanthocephalans from Arkansas FishesOver the last few years, our research consortium hasprovided a good deal of novel information on theacanthocephalans of Arkansas fishes (McAllister et al.2014a, b, 2015, 2016a, b, 2018a, b). Here, we continueto document new host records for acanthocephalansfrom select fishes of the state.During November 2017 and between March andOctober 2018, we collected fishes with a backpackelectroshocker (DC current) and/or boat electrofisherfrom 9 sites on their river drainages/basin and 8 counties(Fig. 1). They were placed in aerated habitat water andnecropsied within 24 hr. Fish were overdosed with aconcentrated solution of tricaine methanesulfonate andmeasured for total length (TL). A mid–ventral incisionfrom their anus and, anterior to the level of the stomach,was made to expose the gastrointestinal tract and otherinternal viscera (including gallbladder, gonads, andliver) which was removed and placed in a Petri dishcontaining 0.9% w/v saline. A stereomicroscope wasFigure 1. Eight Arkansas counties and major river drainages showingapproximate location of 9 different sites (dots) where host fisheswere collected.used to scan tissues and locate acanthocephalans and,when found, were transferred to Petri dishes containingdistilled water overnight to completely evert theirproboscides. Specimens were fixed in 70–95% v/vDNA-grade ethanol, stained with acetocarmine andmounted entire in Canada balsam. Select voucherspecimens were deposited in the Harold W. ManterLaboratory of Parasitology Collection (HWML),Division of Parasitology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Host voucher specimens were deposited in theHenderson State University Museum (HSU),Arkadelphia, Arkansas. We follow Amin’s (2013)classification of the Acanthocephala.Our annotated list of data for fishes harboringacanthocephalans is as follows: host and TL, collectionsite (latitude and longitude, WGS 84), collection date,prevalence, intensity, and remarks.The following taxa of acanthocephalans were foundin Arkansas fishes:EOACANTHOCEPHALA: NEOECHINORHYNCHIDA:NEOECHINORHYNCHIDAENeoechinorhynchus sp.Hosts and localities: 1 (210 mm TL) LargemouthBass (Micropterus salmoides), Red River drainage, MillCreek at Horatio, Sevier County (33°56'23.47"N,94°21'39.15"W), 20 Mar. 2018. 2 (155, 190 mm TL)Northern Hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans), WhiteRiver drainage, White River at Rim Shoals, BaxterCounty (36°15'27.56"N, 92°28'28.72"W), 30 May2018; 1 (325 mm TL) Golden Redhorse (Moxostomaerythrurum), Ouachita River drainage, Caddo River atCaddo Gap, Montgomery County (34°23'56.40"N,93°37'17.66"W), 25 Aug. 2018. 1 (128 mm TL) SpottedSucker (Minytrema melanops), same locality as above,18 Oct. 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%) M. salmoides,3 males, 1 female; 2/3 (67%) H. nigricans, 4 male and 2immature females; 1/6 (17%) M. erythrurum, 1147Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 29Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2019C.T. McAllister and H.W. RobisonJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019148immature female; 1/1 (100%) M. melanops, 1 immaturefemale.Remarks: Unfortunately, since only immaturefemale specimens were recovered, specificidentification was not possible. Three species ofNeoechinorhynchus have been previously reported fromM. erythrurum, including N. crassum Van Cleave, 1919,N. cylindratus (Van Cleave, 1913) Van Cleave, 1919,and N. strigosus Van Cleave, 1949 (see Hoffman 1999).However, to date, only N. cylindratus has been reportedfrom Arkansas fishes (McAllister et al. 2016b). Thispresent finding represents the first acanthocephalanreported from an Arkansas M. erythrurum. In addition,it is the second time a Neoechinorhynchus sp. has beenreported from M. melanops from the state; the firstreport was from a specimen collected in Union County(see McAllister et al. 2018b). The Pirate Perch hasnever been reported, to our knowledge, to harbor aNeoechinorhynchus sp., and we document a new hostrecord herein for that parasite genus.Neoechinorhynchus cylindratus (Van Cleave,1911) Van Cleave, 1919Hosts and localities: 1 (162 mm) Green Sunfish(Lepomis cyanellus), White River drainage, CrookedCreek at Yellville, Marion County (36°13'27.71"N,92°40'59.01"W), 26 May 2018. 2 (130, 208 mm TL)Ozark Bass (Ambloplites constellatus), White Riverdrainage, Crooked Creek at Pyatt, Marion County(36°14' 44.685'', 92°50'4.5708''), 27 May 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%), 1 female; 2/9(22%), 8 females.Remarks: Unfortunately, the proboscides of thesespecimens were contorted; however, all othermorphological characters fit those of N. cylindratus(Van Cleave 1919). Several other centrarchids fromArkansas and Missouri have been previously reported ashosts of N. cylindratus (McAllister et al. 2016b, 2018a);however, A. constellatus is a new host record for theparasite. This acanthocephalan has previously beenreported from L. cyanellus (Hoffman 1999).PALEOACANTHOCEPHALA: ECHINORHYNCHIDA:ECHINORHYNCHIDAEAcanthocephalus sp.Hosts and localities: 1 (63 mm TL) Bigeye Shiner(Notropis boops), White River drainage, White River atElkins, Washington County (35°58'25.60"N,93°59'03.47"W), 24 Mar. 2018; 1 (82 mm TL)Steelcolor Shiner (Cyprinella whipplei), same localityand date; 2 (75 and 104 mm TL) Ambloplites ariommus(Shadow Bass), Arkansas River drainage, Flint Creek atGentry, Benton County (36°14'33.95"N,94°29'14.71"W), 23 Mar. 2018; 1 (175 mm TL) GrassPickerel (Esox americanus), Red River drainage, MillCreek at Horatio, Sevier County (33°56'23.47"N,94°21'39.15"W), 14 May 2018; 1 (112 mm TL) H.nigricans, White River drainage, Crooked Creek atYellville, Marion County (36°13'27.71"N,92°40'59.01"W), 27 May 2018; 1 (190 mm TL) H.nigricans (same specimen herein forNeoechinorhynchus sp.); 2 (72 and 83 mm TL)Aphredoderus sayanus (Pirate Perch), same Horatiolocality herein, 20 May 2018 and 20 Aug. 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%) N. boops, 2males and 6 immature females; 1/3 (33%) C. whipplei,2 immature females; 2/2 (100%) A. ariommus, 5 and 1immature females; 1/4 (25%) E. americanus, 1immature female; 1/5 (20%) H. nigricans, 1 immaturefemale and 1 male and 2 immature females; 2/9 (22%)A. sayanus, 1 immature female each.Remarks: Unfortunately, only males and immaturefemales were found in hosts, which precluded specificidentification. Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave,1931) Van Cleave and Townsend, 1936 (reported assyn. A. jacksoni Bullock, 1962) had been previouslyreported from H. nigricans (see summary in Hoffman1999). However, we document a new host record for thegenus Acanthocephalus from A. sayanus. McAllister etal. (2016b, 2018a) had previously reported A. dirus from2 darters, 1 sunfish, and 1 shiner from Arkansas.Compared to its North American congeners, A. dirus hasthe widest distribution and diversity of hosts (Amin1985). Here, we document the first acanthocephalan andonly the second helminth from A. ariommus. Inaddition, we report the initial acanthocephalan from C.whipplei.Acanthocephalus tahlequahensis Oetinger andBuchner, 1976Host and locality: 1 (570 mm TL) Walleye (Sandervitreus syn. Stizostedion vitreum), White River drainage,White River at Rim Shoals, Baxter County(36°15'27.56"N, 92°28'28.72"W), 30 May 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%); 7 males, 29females.Remarks: This acanthocephalan shows little hostspecificity as it has been previously reported from awide suite of fishes and families, including catostomids,ictalurids, cyprinids, cottids, centrarchids, and percidsfrom Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (McAllister etal. 2016b, 2018a). Walleye have been reported to harbornumerous acanthocephalans, including those in thegenera Echinorhynchus, Leptorhynchoides,148Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 29https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/29DOI: https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2019.7325Records of Acanthocephalans from Arkansas FishesJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019149Neoechinorhynchus, and Pomphorhynchus (Hoffman1999). We document A. tahlequahensis in S. vitreus forthe first time, and the initial species of Acanthocephalusdocumented from this host.POMPHORHYNCHIDAEPomphorynchus bulbocolli Linkins in Van Cleave,1919Hosts and localities: 1 (290 mm TL) H. nigricans,White River drainage, Crooked Creek at Yellville,Marion County (36°13'27.71"N, 92°40'59.01"W), 29May 2018; 1 (mm TL) H. nigricans, Ouachita Riverdrainage, Bear Creek at Bear, Garland County(34°32'02.1588"N, 93°17'02.7492"W), 20 Nov. 2017. 1(119 mm) Duskystripe Shiner (Luxilis pilsbryi), WhiteRiver drainage, Calico Creek at Calico Rock, IzardCounty (36°07'24.4128"N, 92°08'38.6088"W), 31 May2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/5 (20%) and 1/1 (100%)H. nigricans, 1 male; and 1/1 (100%) H. nigricans, 1specimen; 1/1 (100%) L. pilsbryi, 2 specimens.Remarks: This acanthocephalan has been previouslyreported from H. nigricans from Kentucky (Gleason1984) and other North American fishes (Amin 1987;Hoffman 1999). It has also been reported from cyprinidfishes of the state, including L. pilsbryi from the samelocality (McAllister et al. 2016b), but this is the firsttime P. bulbocolli has been reported from an ArkansasNorthern Hogsucker.Here we have provided new information (hostrecords) on acanthocephalan parasites of some Arkansasfishes from the Arkansas, Ouachita, Red, and Whiteriver drainages of the state. We suggest surveys on morefishes of the Red and Mississippi-St. Francis riverdrainages, where little work has been done on theirparasites in general. This will undoubtedly increase ourknowledge of the acanthocephalans and other parasitesof fishes in Arkansas.AcknowledgmentsThe Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AG&F)issued Scientific Collecting Permits to CTM and HWR.We thank Donald G. Cloutman (Burdett, KS), T. J.Fayton (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Nikolas H.McAllister (Lukfata Elementary, Broken Bow, OK),and James T. McAllister, III (University of Arkansas)for assistance in collecting. We also thank Dennis M.Richardson (Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT) foruse of the electroshocker and Christy Graham (TroutProgram Supervisor-AG&F) for fish collections on theWhite River in Baxter County via a boat electrofisher.Scott L. Gardner and Gabor Racz (HWML), and R.Tumlison (HSU) provided expert curatorial assistance.Lastly, Michael A. Barger (Peru St. College, Peru, NE)provided assistance in the identification ofacanthocephalans and his expert help is greatlyappreciated.Literature CitedAmin OM. 1985. Hosts and geographic distribution ofAcanthocephalus (Acanthocephala:Echinorhynchidae) from North American freshwaterfishes, with a discussion of species relationships.Proceedings of the Helminthological Society ofWashington 52:210–220.Amin OM. 1987. Acanthocephala from lake fishes ofWisconsin: Ecology and host relationships ofPomphorhynchus bulbocolli (Pomphorhynchidae).Journal of Parasitology 73:278‒289. Amin OM. 2013. Classification of the Acanthocephala.Folia Parasitologica 60:273–305.Gleason LN. 1984. Population composition anddispersal patterns of Pomphorynchus bulbocolli inHypentelium nigricans from the west fork of DrakesCreek, Kentucky, U.S.A. American MidlandNaturalist 112:273‒279. Hoffman GL. 1999. Parasites of North Americanfreshwater fishes. Second ed. Comstock PublishingAssociates: Ithaca (NY). 539 p.McAllister CT, MA Barger, and HW Robison. 2018a.Additional records of acanthocephalan parasitesfrom Arkansas fishes, with new records fromMissouri fishes. Journal of the Arkansas Academyof Science 72:94–98.McAllister CT, MA Barger, TJ Fayton,MB Connior, DA Neely, and HW Robison. 2015.Acanthocephalan parasites of select fishes(Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae,Ictaluridae), from the White River Drainage,Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy ofScience 69:132–134.McAllister CT, CR Bursey, WF Font, HW Robison,SE Trauth, DG Cloutman, and TJ Fayton. 2016a.Helminth parasites of the Northern Studfish,Fundulus catenatus (Cypriniformes: Fundulidae)from the Ouachitas and Ozarks of Arkansas, U.S.A.Comparative Parasitology 83:78–87.149Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 29Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2019C.T. McAllister and H.W. RobisonJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019150McAllister CT, CR Bursey, HW Robison, DA Neely,MB Connior, and MA Barger. 2014a.Miscellaneous fish helminth parasite (Trematoda,Cestoidea, Nematoda, Acanthocephala) recordsfrom Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academyof Science 68:78–86.McAllister CT, DG Cloutman, A Choudhury, TScholz, SE Trauth, TJ Fayton, and HW Robison.2018b. Parasites of the Spotted Sucker, Minytremamelanops (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) fromArkansas and Oklahoma. Journal of the ArkansasAcademy of Science 72:87–93.McAllister CT, MB Connior, WF Font, and HWRobison. 2014b. Helminth parasites of the BandedSculpin, Cottus carolinae (Scorpaeniformes:Cottidae), from Northern Arkansas, U.S.A.Comparative Parasitology 81:203–209.McAllister CT, DJ Richardson, MA Barger, TJFayton, and HW Robison. 2016b. Acanthocephalaof Arkansas, including new host and geographicdistribution records from fishes. Journal of theArkansas Academy of Science 79:155–160.Van Cleave HJ. 1919. Acanthocephala from the IllinoisRiver, with descriptions of species and a synopsis ofthe family Neoechinorhynchidae. Bulletin of theIllinois Natural History Survey 13:225‒257.150Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 29https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/29DOI: https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2019.7325

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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019147More Host Records for Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes(Aphredoderidae, Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae)C.T. McAllister1* and H.W. Robison21Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 7474529717 Wild Mountain Drive, Sherwood, AR 72120*Correspondence: cmcallister@se.eduRunning Title: Records of Acanthocephalans from Arkansas FishesOver the last few years, our research consortium hasprovided a good deal of novel information on theacanthocephalans of Arkansas fishes (McAllister et al.2014a, b, 2015, 2016a, b, 2018a, b). Here, we continueto document new host records for acanthocephalansfrom select fishes of the state.During November 2017 and between March andOctober 2018, we collected fishes with a backpackelectroshocker (DC current) and/or boat electrofisherfrom 9 sites on their river drainages/basin and 8 counties(Fig. 1). They were placed in aerated habitat water andnecropsied within 24 hr. Fish were overdosed with aconcentrated solution of tricaine methanesulfonate andmeasured for total length (TL). A mid–ventral incisionfrom their anus and, anterior to the level of the stomach,was made to expose the gastrointestinal tract and otherinternal viscera (including gallbladder, gonads, andliver) which was removed and placed in a Petri dishcontaining 0.9% w/v saline. A stereomicroscope wasFigure 1. Eight Arkansas counties and major river drainages showingapproximate location of 9 different sites (dots) where host fisheswere collected.used to scan tissues and locate acanthocephalans and,when found, were transferred to Petri dishes containingdistilled water overnight to completely evert theirproboscides. Specimens were fixed in 70–95% v/vDNA-grade ethanol, stained with acetocarmine andmounted entire in Canada balsam. Select voucherspecimens were deposited in the Harold W. ManterLaboratory of Parasitology Collection (HWML),Division of Parasitology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Host voucher specimens were deposited in theHenderson State University Museum (HSU),Arkadelphia, Arkansas. We follow Amin’s (2013)classification of the Acanthocephala.Our annotated list of data for fishes harboringacanthocephalans is as follows: host and TL, collectionsite (latitude and longitude, WGS 84), collection date,prevalence, intensity, and remarks.The following taxa of acanthocephalans were foundin Arkansas fishes:EOACANTHOCEPHALA: NEOECHINORHYNCHIDA:NEOECHINORHYNCHIDAENeoechinorhynchus sp.Hosts and localities: 1 (210 mm TL) LargemouthBass (Micropterus salmoides), Red River drainage, MillCreek at Horatio, Sevier County (33°56'23.47"N,94°21'39.15"W), 20 Mar. 2018. 2 (155, 190 mm TL)Northern Hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans), WhiteRiver drainage, White River at Rim Shoals, BaxterCounty (36°15'27.56"N, 92°28'28.72"W), 30 May2018; 1 (325 mm TL) Golden Redhorse (Moxostomaerythrurum), Ouachita River drainage, Caddo River atCaddo Gap, Montgomery County (34°23'56.40"N,93°37'17.66"W), 25 Aug. 2018. 1 (128 mm TL) SpottedSucker (Minytrema melanops), same locality as above,18 Oct. 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%) M. salmoides,3 males, 1 female; 2/3 (67%) H. nigricans, 4 male and 2immature females; 1/6 (17%) M. erythrurum, 1C.T. McAllister and H.W. RobisonJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019148immature female; 1/1 (100%) M. melanops, 1 immaturefemale.Remarks: Unfortunately, since only immaturefemale specimens were recovered, specificidentification was not possible. Three species ofNeoechinorhynchus have been previously reported fromM. erythrurum, including N. crassum Van Cleave, 1919,N. cylindratus (Van Cleave, 1913) Van Cleave, 1919,and N. strigosus Van Cleave, 1949 (see Hoffman 1999).However, to date, only N. cylindratus has been reportedfrom Arkansas fishes (McAllister et al. 2016b). Thispresent finding represents the first acanthocephalanreported from an Arkansas M. erythrurum. In addition,it is the second time a Neoechinorhynchus sp. has beenreported from M. melanops from the state; the firstreport was from a specimen collected in Union County(see McAllister et al. 2018b). The Pirate Perch hasnever been reported, to our knowledge, to harbor aNeoechinorhynchus sp., and we document a new hostrecord herein for that parasite genus.Neoechinorhynchus cylindratus (Van Cleave,1911) Van Cleave, 1919Hosts and localities: 1 (162 mm) Green Sunfish(Lepomis cyanellus), White River drainage, CrookedCreek at Yellville, Marion County (36°13'27.71"N,92°40'59.01"W), 26 May 2018. 2 (130, 208 mm TL)Ozark Bass (Ambloplites constellatus), White Riverdrainage, Crooked Creek at Pyatt, Marion County(36°14' 44.685'', 92°50'4.5708''), 27 May 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%), 1 female; 2/9(22%), 8 females.Remarks: Unfortunately, the proboscides of thesespecimens were contorted; however, all othermorphological characters fit those of N. cylindratus(Van Cleave 1919). Several other centrarchids fromArkansas and Missouri have been previously reported ashosts of N. cylindratus (McAllister et al. 2016b, 2018a);however, A. constellatus is a new host record for theparasite. This acanthocephalan has previously beenreported from L. cyanellus (Hoffman 1999).PALEOACANTHOCEPHALA: ECHINORHYNCHIDA:ECHINORHYNCHIDAEAcanthocephalus sp.Hosts and localities: 1 (63 mm TL) Bigeye Shiner(Notropis boops), White River drainage, White River atElkins, Washington County (35°58'25.60"N,93°59'03.47"W), 24 Mar. 2018; 1 (82 mm TL)Steelcolor Shiner (Cyprinella whipplei), same localityand date; 2 (75 and 104 mm TL) Ambloplites ariommus(Shadow Bass), Arkansas River drainage, Flint Creek atGentry, Benton County (36°14'33.95"N,94°29'14.71"W), 23 Mar. 2018; 1 (175 mm TL) GrassPickerel (Esox americanus), Red River drainage, MillCreek at Horatio, Sevier County (33°56'23.47"N,94°21'39.15"W), 14 May 2018; 1 (112 mm TL) H.nigricans, White River drainage, Crooked Creek atYellville, Marion County (36°13'27.71"N,92°40'59.01"W), 27 May 2018; 1 (190 mm TL) H.nigricans (same specimen herein forNeoechinorhynchus sp.); 2 (72 and 83 mm TL)Aphredoderus sayanus (Pirate Perch), same Horatiolocality herein, 20 May 2018 and 20 Aug. 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%) N. boops, 2males and 6 immature females; 1/3 (33%) C. whipplei,2 immature females; 2/2 (100%) A. ariommus, 5 and 1immature females; 1/4 (25%) E. americanus, 1immature female; 1/5 (20%) H. nigricans, 1 immaturefemale and 1 male and 2 immature females; 2/9 (22%)A. sayanus, 1 immature female each.Remarks: Unfortunately, only males and immaturefemales were found in hosts, which precluded specificidentification. Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave,1931) Van Cleave and Townsend, 1936 (reported assyn. A. jacksoni Bullock, 1962) had been previouslyreported from H. nigricans (see summary in Hoffman1999). However, we document a new host record for thegenus Acanthocephalus from A. sayanus. McAllister etal. (2016b, 2018a) had previously reported A. dirus from2 darters, 1 sunfish, and 1 shiner from Arkansas.Compared to its North American congeners, A. dirus hasthe widest distribution and diversity of hosts (Amin1985). Here, we document the first acanthocephalan andonly the second helminth from A. ariommus. Inaddition, we report the initial acanthocephalan from C.whipplei.Acanthocephalus tahlequahensis Oetinger andBuchner, 1976Host and locality: 1 (570 mm TL) Walleye (Sandervitreus syn. Stizostedion vitreum), White River drainage,White River at Rim Shoals, Baxter County(36°15'27.56"N, 92°28'28.72"W), 30 May 2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/1 (100%); 7 males, 29females.Remarks: This acanthocephalan shows little hostspecificity as it has been previously reported from awide suite of fishes and families, including catostomids,ictalurids, cyprinids, cottids, centrarchids, and percidsfrom Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (McAllister etal. 2016b, 2018a). Walleye have been reported to harbornumerous acanthocephalans, including those in thegenera Echinorhynchus, Leptorhynchoides,Records of Acanthocephalans from Arkansas FishesJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019149Neoechinorhynchus, and Pomphorhynchus (Hoffman1999). We document A. tahlequahensis in S. vitreus forthe first time, and the initial species of Acanthocephalusdocumented from this host.POMPHORHYNCHIDAEPomphorynchus bulbocolli Linkins in Van Cleave,1919Hosts and localities: 1 (290 mm TL) H. nigricans,White River drainage, Crooked Creek at Yellville,Marion County (36°13'27.71"N, 92°40'59.01"W), 29May 2018; 1 (mm TL) H. nigricans, Ouachita Riverdrainage, Bear Creek at Bear, Garland County(34°32'02.1588"N, 93°17'02.7492"W), 20 Nov. 2017. 1(119 mm) Duskystripe Shiner (Luxilis pilsbryi), WhiteRiver drainage, Calico Creek at Calico Rock, IzardCounty (36°07'24.4128"N, 92°08'38.6088"W), 31 May2018.Prevalence and intensity: 1/5 (20%) and 1/1 (100%)H. nigricans, 1 male; and 1/1 (100%) H. nigricans, 1specimen; 1/1 (100%) L. pilsbryi, 2 specimens.Remarks: This acanthocephalan has been previouslyreported from H. nigricans from Kentucky (Gleason1984) and other North American fishes (Amin 1987;Hoffman 1999). It has also been reported from cyprinidfishes of the state, including L. pilsbryi from the samelocality (McAllister et al. 2016b), but this is the firsttime P. bulbocolli has been reported from an ArkansasNorthern Hogsucker.Here we have provided new information (hostrecords) on acanthocephalan parasites of some Arkansasfishes from the Arkansas, Ouachita, Red, and Whiteriver drainages of the state. We suggest surveys on morefishes of the Red and Mississippi-St. Francis riverdrainages, where little work has been done on theirparasites in general. This will undoubtedly increase ourknowledge of the acanthocephalans and other parasitesof fishes in Arkansas.AcknowledgmentsThe Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AG&F)issued Scientific Collecting Permits to CTM and HWR.We thank Donald G. Cloutman (Burdett, KS), T. J.Fayton (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Nikolas H.McAllister (Lukfata Elementary, Broken Bow, OK),and James T. McAllister, III (University of Arkansas)for assistance in collecting. We also thank Dennis M.Richardson (Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT) foruse of the electroshocker and Christy Graham (TroutProgram Supervisor-AG&F) for fish collections on theWhite River in Baxter County via a boat electrofisher.Scott L. Gardner and Gabor Racz (HWML), and R.Tumlison (HSU) provided expert curatorial assistance.Lastly, Michael A. Barger (Peru St. College, Peru, NE)provided assistance in the identification ofacanthocephalans and his expert help is greatlyappreciated.Literature CitedAmin OM. 1985. Hosts and geographic distribution ofAcanthocephalus (Acanthocephala:Echinorhynchidae) from North American freshwaterfishes, with a discussion of species relationships.Proceedings of the Helminthological Society ofWashington 52:210–220.Amin OM. 1987. Acanthocephala from lake fishes ofWisconsin: Ecology and host relationships ofPomphorhynchus bulbocolli (Pomphorhynchidae).Journal of Parasitology 73:278‒289. Amin OM. 2013. Classification of the Acanthocephala.Folia Parasitologica 60:273–305.Gleason LN. 1984. Population composition anddispersal patterns of Pomphorynchus bulbocolli inHypentelium nigricans from the west fork of DrakesCreek, Kentucky, U.S.A. American MidlandNaturalist 112:273‒279. Hoffman GL. 1999. Parasites of North Americanfreshwater fishes. Second ed. Comstock PublishingAssociates: Ithaca (NY). 539 p.McAllister CT, MA Barger, and HW Robison. 2018a.Additional records of acanthocephalan parasitesfrom Arkansas fishes, with new records fromMissouri fishes. Journal of the Arkansas Academyof Science 72:94–98.McAllister CT, MA Barger, TJ Fayton,MB Connior, DA Neely, and HW Robison. 2015.Acanthocephalan parasites of select fishes(Catostomidae, Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae,Ictaluridae), from the White River Drainage,Arkansas. 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