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First molecular assessment of two digenean parasites of the lancehead snake Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Serpentes, Viperidae) in Brazil

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Author(s):
Muller, Maria Isabel [1, 2] ; Emmerich, Enzo [2] ; de Alcantara, Edna Paulino [2] ; Ungari, Leticia Pereira [2] ; Ebert, Mariana Bertholdi [2] ; Morais, Drausio Honorio [3] ; O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena [2] ; da Silva, Reinaldo Jose [2]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Fed Univ Sao Paulo Unifesp, Dept Biol Sci, Rua Prof Arthur Riedel 275, BR-09972270 Diadema, SP - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Sect Parasitol, Inst Biosci, Rua Prof Doutor Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin 250, BR-18618689 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Uberlandia UFU, Inst Ciencias Agr, LMG-746, Km 1, BR-38500000 Monte Carmelo, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Parasitology Research; v. 120, n. 3 JAN 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Two digenean species, Infidum infidum Faria, 1910 (Dicrocoeliidae) and Travtrema stenocotyle Cohn, 1902 (Plagiorchiidae), were collected in the large pit viper Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 from Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural Cisalpina, municipality of Brasilandia, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. In this study, we provide the first molecular characterisation using the 28S rDNA and phylogenetic position data of these two common digeneans from B. moojeni. The molecular framework revealed topologies with strongly supported clades using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods, positioned I. infidum among Plagiorchiidae and not among Dicrocoeliidae as expected and T. stenocotyle (Plagiorchiidae) surprisingly grouped as a sister group to Allassogonoporidae, Microphallidae, Pleurogenidae, and Prosthogonimidae, not related to plagiorchids. Our molecular phylogenetic data showed that these species may not correspond to their assigned families and encourage future studies on the systematic of these understudied groups. (AU)

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
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: 17/16546-3 - Systematic and distribution of myxosporeans of Potamotrygonidae (Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes) in Amazon, Platina and Parnaíba river basins.
Grantee:Maria Isabel Muller Formico
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral