First Molecular Characterization of Linguatula recurvata (Pentastomida) and First Record in Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) from Calakmul, Mexico
Por:
Perez-Flores, Jonathan, Lagunas-Calvo, Omar, Gonzalez-Solis, David, Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro
Publicada:
1 jul 2019
Resumen:
The genus Linguatula (Pentastomida) is cosmopolitan and includes 6
species that have a higher prevalence in subtropical, tropical, and
temperate regions. Larvae (nymphs) of Linguatula spp. require an
intermediate host (herbivorous), while the adult worms inhabit the
respiratory tract of wild and domestic carnivores. During an ongoing
project on conservation biology of Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), 3
pentastome nymphs were found parasitizing the liver, mesentery, and
small intestine of an adult male from the region of Calakmul, Campeche,
Mexico. Based on morphological and molecular data, these specimens
correspond to Linguatula recurvata. Here, we present the first record of
a linguatulid parasitizing a Tapirus sp., and only the second of a
pentastomid in tapirs. In addition, this work includes for the first
time sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I of L.
recurvata.
Filiaciones:
Perez-Flores, Jonathan:
Colegio Frontera Sur, Unidad Chetumal, Ave Centenario Km 5-5, Chetmal 77014, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Lagunas-Calvo, Omar:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, AP 70-153, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Ave Univ 3000,Ciudad Univ, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Gonzalez-Solis, David:
Colegio Frontera Sur, Unidad Chetumal, Ave Centenario Km 5-5, Chetmal 77014, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, AP 70-153, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
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