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Trends in Taxonomy of Chagas Disease Vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): From Linnaean to Integrative Taxonomy

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Author(s):
Alevi, Kaio Cesar Chaboli [1, 2, 3] ; de Oliveira, Jader [1, 2] ; Rocha, Dayse da Silva [3] ; Galvao, Cleber [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho UN, Lab Parasitol, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Araraquara Jau km 1, BR-14801902 Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Entomol Saude Publ, Fac Saude Publ, Av Dr Arnaldo 715, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Inst Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Lab Nacl & Int Referencia Taxon Triatomineos, Av Brasil 4365, Sala 505, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: PATHOGENS; v. 10, n. 12 DEC 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently 157 species, grouped into 18 genera and five tribes. Most descriptions of triatomine species are based on classical taxonomy. Facing evolutionary (cryptic speciation and phenotypic plasticity) and taxonomic (more than 190 synonymizations) problems, it is evident that integrative taxonomy studies are an important and necessary trend for this group of vectors. Almost two-and-a-half centuries after the description of the first species, we present for the first time the state-of-the-art taxonomy of the whole subfamily, covering from the initial classic studies to the use of integrative taxonomy. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/05015-7 - Study of hybridization in Triatoma sordida (Stal, 1859) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae): evolutionary dynamics, reproductive viability, morpho-molecular characterization and its taxonomic implications
Grantee:Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 19/02145-2 - Analysis of the genetic structure of interspecific crosses using species of the genus Mepraia (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae).
Grantee:Jader de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral