A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

Author(s)

Ungari, Leticia Pereira ^[1] ; Netherlands, Edward Charles ^[2] ; Quagliatto Santos, Andre Luiz ^[3] ; de Alcantara, Edna Paulino ^[1] ; Emmerich, Enzo ^[1] ; da Silva, Reinaldo Jose ^[1] ; O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Setor Parasitol, DBBVPZ, BR-18618970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] North West Univ, Unit Environm Sci & Management, Private Bag x6001, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom - South Africa

^[3] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Fac Med Vet, Lab Ensino & Pesquisa Anim Silvestres, BR-38400902 Uberlandia, MG - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PARASITE; v. 27, DEC 17 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The Dactylosomatidae Jakowska and Negrelli, 1955 are one of four families belonging to adeleorinid coccidia and comprise the genera Babesiosoma Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956 and Dactylosoma Labbe, 1894. These blood protozoa occur in peripheral blood of lower vertebrates, and are commonly reported parasitising amphibians. The present study describes Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824) (Anura: Leptodactylidae), collected in 2018 at the municipality of Araguaiana, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, based on morphology of intra-erythrocytic trophozoite, primary and secondary merogonic stages and a molecular analysis (partial 18S rDNA). Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. forms a well-supported clade with other Dactylosomatidae. This is the first molecular characterization of a species of Dactylosoma from a Brazilian anuran. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/00754-9 - Hemoparasites biodiversity from amphibians and reptiles of Brasil
• Grantee: Letícia Pereira Úngari
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/09623-4 - BIODIVERSITY OF PARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST REGIONS OF BRAZIL
• Grantee: Lucia Helena O'Dwyer de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants