Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: `New World'
Por:
Choudhury, Anindo, Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, M., Curran, Stephen S., Ostrowski de Nunez, Margarita, Overstreet, Robin M., Perez-Ponce de Leon, Gerardo, Santos, Claudia Portes
Publicada:
1 mar 2016
Categoría:
Parasitology
Resumen:
We provide a summary overview of the diversity of trematode parasites in
freshwater fishes of the `New World', i.e. the Americas, with emphasis
on adult forms. The trematode fauna of three regions, South America,
Middle America, and USA and Canada (North America north of Mexico), are
considered separately. In total, 462 trematode species have been
reported as adults from the Americas. The proportion of host species
examined for parasites varies widely across the Americas, from a high of
45% in the Mexican region of Middle America to less than 5% in South
America. North and South America share no adult species, and one
exclusively freshwater genus, Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira,
1928 in the Allocreadiidae Looss, 1902 is the most widely distributed.
Metacercariae of strigeiforms maturing in fish-eating birds (e.g.
species of the Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886) are common and widely
distributed. The review also highlights the paucity of known
life-cycles. The foreseeable future of diversity studies belongs to
integrative approaches and the application of molecular ecological
methods. While opportunistic sampling will remain important in
describing and cataloguing the trematode fauna, a better understanding
of trematode diversity and biology will also depend on strategic
sampling throughout the Americas.
Filiaciones:
Choudhury, Anindo:
St Norbert Coll, Div Nat Sci, 100 Grant St, De Pere, WI 54115 USA
Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, M.:
CINVESTAV IPN, Unidad Merida, Km 6 Antigua Carretera Progreso, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
Curran, Stephen S.:
Univ So Mississippi, Dept Coastal Sci, 703 East Beach Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 USA
Ostrowski de Nunez, Margarita:
Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Lab Helmintol, Ciudad Univ,Pabellon 2,1428 EGA, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
Overstreet, Robin M.:
Univ So Mississippi, Dept Coastal Sci, 703 East Beach Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 USA
Perez-Ponce de Leon, Gerardo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Ap Postal 70-153, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Santos, Claudia Portes:
Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Avaliacao & Promocao & Saude Ambiental, Ave Brasil 4365, BR-21040900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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