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| Author(s): |
Mendonca, Vagner Jose
[1]
;
Chaboli Alevi, Kaio Cesar
[2]
;
Pinotti, Heloisa
[3]
;
Gurgel-Goncalves, Rodrigo
[1]
;
Pita, Sebastian
[4]
;
Guerra, Ana Leticia
[2]
;
Panzera, Francisco
[4]
;
De Araujo, Renato Freitas
[5]
;
Vilela De Azeredo-Oliveira, Maria Tercilia
[2]
;
Da Rosa, Joao Aristeu
[3]
Total Authors: 10
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Brasilia, Fac Med, Area Patol, Lab Parasitol Med & Biol Vetores, Campus Univ Darcy Ribeiro, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[2] UNESP, IBILCE, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Biol Celular, Dept Biol, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil
[3] UNESP, FCF, Dept Ciencias Biol, Parasitol Lab, Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Republica, Fac Ciencias, Secc Genet Evolut, Montevideo - Uruguay
[5] Secretaria Estadual Saude Bahia SESAB, Div Entomol, Salvador, BA - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Zootaxa; v. 4107, n. 2, p. 239-254, MAY 2 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 27 |
| Abstract | |
Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock \& Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock \& Serafim, 1967, and T. pessoai Sherlock \& Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the Brazilian state of Bahia. These species were later included in the T. brasiliensis complex based on their geographic distribution. Triatoma bahiensis and T. pessoai were subsequently synonymized with T. lenti. However, the phylogenetic position of T. lenti within the T. brasiliensis complex has remained doubtful. This study aims to assess the taxonomic status of T. bahiensis and to infer the phylogenetic relationships between T. lenti, T. bahiensis and the other members of the T. brasiliensis species complex. The identities of the species in concern were confirmed by comparisons with high resolution photos of the respective type materials; lectotypes are designated for T. pessoai and T. bahiensis. Morphological, morphometric, molecular, and cytogenetic approaches as well as experimental crosses were used. The low viability of experimental crosses combined with morphological and morphometric data allow the differentiation of T. bahiensis and T. lenti. Pairwise cyt b sequence divergence between T. lenti and T. bahiensis was 2.5%. Cytogenetic and molecular analyses grouped T. lenti and T. bahiensis as members of the T. brasiliensis complex. These results revalidate the specific status of T. bahiensis. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/19764-0 - Cytotaxonomy and chromosomal evolution in Triatominae subfamily |
| Grantee: | Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |