Hemoparasites biodiversity from amphibians and reptiles of Brasil

• Grant number: 18/00754-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: January 01, 2019
• End date: February 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Lucia Helena O'Dwyer de Oliveira
• Grantee: Letícia Pereira Úngari
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Brazil is considered a country rich in wildlife, being the third placed in the ranking of reptile biodiversity and the first placed in the ranking of amphibiam biodiversity. However, there are a few studies on hemoparasites in these animals in the Neotropical region. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify and characterize the biodiversity of hemoparasite species associated with reptiles and amphibians from the Central-West and Southeast Brazilian Regions, covering Cerrado, Atlantic and Pantanal Biomes, the main ones in diversity of herpetofauna. In the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, blood and tissue samples (liver, spleen, kidney, heart and lungs) of reptiles and amphibians will be collected for morphological, morphometric and molecular hemoparasites diagnosis. In addition, these animals are going to be inspected for the presence of ectoparasites, which will be identified and their diversity of parasites analyzed. Therefore, with a correct identification of hemoparasite species that affect Brazilian reptiles and amphibians, future studies can be developed with the purpose of knowing the complete cycle of each hemoparasite, as well as its influence on the health, behavior, ecology and reproduction of these animals in nature. (AU)

Scientific publications

(12)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD C.; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. escription of a New Species Hepatozoon quagliattus sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting the Sleep Snake, Dipsas mikanii (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae) from Goias State, Brazi. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, v. 66, n. 3, p. 871-880, SEP 2021. (18/09623-4, 18/00754-9)

MULLER, MARIA ISABEL; EMMERICH, ENZO; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; EBERT, MARIANA BERTHOLDI; MORAIS, DRAUSIO HONORIO; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE. First molecular assessment of two digenean parasites of the lancehead snake Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Serpentes, Viperidae) in Brazil. Parasitology Research, v. 120, n. 3, JAN 2021. (18/09623-4, 18/00754-9, 17/16546-3)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; VIEIRA, DIEGO HENRIQUE MIRANDOLA DIAS; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ QUAGLIATTO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. Description of a new species of myxobolid parasite, Henneguya pindaibensis n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea), infecting the gills of Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix and Agassiz, 1829) from Brazil. Parasitology International, v. 83, AUG 2021. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4, 19/19060-0)

MIRANDOLA DIAS VIEIRA, DIEGO HENRIQUE; UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; QUAGLIATTO SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE. Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY, v. 775, p. 107-118, OCT 21 2021. (19/19060-0, 18/00754-9, 18/09623-4)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD CHARLES; QUAGLIATTO SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.. PARASITE, v. 27, DEC 17 2020. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD C.; QUAGLIATTO SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. New insights on the diversity of Brazilian anuran blood parasites: With the description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) from Leptodactylidae anurans. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, v. 14, p. 190-201, APR 2021. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; QUAGLIATTO SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. Hemogregarine Diversity Infecting Brazilian Turtles with a Description of Six New Species of Haemogregarina (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae). DIVERSITY-BASEL, v. 15, n. 2, p. 26-pg., 2023-02-01. (18/09623-4, 20/05412-9, 18/00754-9, 19/25223-9)

L. P. ÚNGARI; E. C. NETHERLANDS; A. L. Q. SANTOS; L. A. VIANA; R. J. DA SILVA; L. H. ODWYER. Há somente uma espécie de Hepatozoon infectando caimans brasileiros? Taxonomia integrativa desvendando essa diversidade parasitária. Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 84, 2024-06-21. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4, 23/07336-6)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD C.; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. Description of a New Species Hepatozoon quagliattus sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting the Sleep Snake, Dipsas mikanii (Squamata: Colubridae: Dipsadinae) from Goias State, Brazil. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, MAR 2021. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4)

UNGARI, L. P.; VIEIRA, D. H. M. D.; SANTOS, A. L. Q.; DA SILVA, R. J.; O'DWYER, L. H.. Myxobolus spp. (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) no sangue circulante de peixes dos estados de Goiás e Mato Grosso, Brasil: relato de caso. Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 82, 2022. (18/00754-9, 18/09623-4, 19/19060-0)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD C.; SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ QUAGLIATTO; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. Diversity of haemogregarine parasites infecting Brazilian snakes from the Midwest and Southeast regions with a description of two new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae). Parasitology International, v. 89, p. 11-pg., 2022-08-01. (18/09623-4, 18/00754-9)

UNGARI, LETICIA PEREIRA; NETHERLANDS, EDWARD CHARLES; QUAGLIATTO SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; DE ALCANTARA, EDNA PAULINO; EMMERICH, ENZO; DA SILVA, REINALDO JOSE; O'DWYER, LUCIA HELENA. Diversity of Haemogregarine Parasites Infecting Brazilian Anurans, with a Description of New Species of Dactylosoma (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Dactylosomatidae). ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, v. 67, n. 4, p. 16-pg., 2022-10-20. (18/09623-4, 18/00754-9)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ÚNGARI, Letícia Pereira. Biodiversity of hemoparasites associated with amphibians and reptiles from the central-west and southeast regions of Brazil. 2023. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Botucatu Botucatu.