In:
Parasitology, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 150, No. 3 ( 2023-03), p. 286-296
Kurzfassung:
Cosmocercoides Wilkie, 1930 are gastrointestinal parasites commonly found in amphibians and reptiles, with 4 species reported from the Neotropical region. In the present study, a new species of Cosmocercoides , namely Cosmocercoides amapari n. sp. is described using integrated approaches such as light and scanning microscopy, and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. The specimens were collected from the large intestine of 3 species of hylid frogs in Amapá, Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by morphological traits, including the pattern of caudal papillae, absence of the gubernaculum, 2 poorly sclerotized spicules, presence of lateral alae and somatic papillae along the body. In addition, our molecular analyses and phylogenetic reconstructions strongly support the status of the new taxon, which clustered poorly with a large clade of Cosmocerca spp. Cosmocercoides amapari n. sp. is the 29th species of the genus, the 5th from the Neotropical region, the third reported in Brazil, the second described from the Amazon region and the first belonging to the Neotropical region with molecular data.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0031-1820
,
1469-8161
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182022001767
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
1491287-9
SSG:
12
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