Intestinal helminths of bats in the States of Nayarit and Veracruz, Mexico, with redescription of Bidigiticauda vivipara Chitwood
Por:
Moguel-Chin W.I., Digiani M.C., Cristina Macswiney M.G., Ortega J., Ospina-Garcés S.M., García-Prieto L., Canché-Pool E.B., Del Rosario Robles M., Ávila-López M.B., Chan-Casanova A.J., Panti-May J.A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2025
Resumen:
Although surveys on bat parasites in the Americas have been conducted, information on helminths remains limited. In Mexican states such as Nayarit and Veracruz only 1 and 8 helminth species have been reported in bats, respectively. In this study, we provide new helminthological records for bats using morphological techniques. Also, the 28S rRNA gene of specimens from several helminth taxa was successfully amplified and sequenced. To confirm the identification at the generic level, and in some cases at the specific level, and the genealogical relationships of the parasites, we performed the phylogenetic analyses using the new 28S rRNA sequences. From March to May 2022, 16 bats of 10 species are captured and examined for helminths. Three bat species of two families, two Vespertillionidae (Bauerus dubiaquercus and Rhogeessa parvula) and one Phyllostomidae (Glossophaga mutica), are parasitized by helminths. Seven helminth taxa are morphologically identified: the trematodes Urotrema scabridum and Anenterotrema cf. hastati, the cestodes Vampirolepis macroti, Vampirolepis sp. (1), and Vampirolepis sp. (2), and the nematodes Bidigiticauda vivipara and Capillariidae gen. sp. The first helminthological records for R. parvula and B. dubiaquercus and the 28S rRNA gene data of B. vivipara, V. macroti, and Vampirolepis spp. are provided. The findings of the present study increase the number of helminth taxa recorded in Mexican bats from 78 to 79, as well as the number of bat species with helminthological records from 35 to 37. Copyright © 2025 Magnolia Press.
Filiaciones:
Moguel-Chin W.I.:
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Digiani M.C.:
CONICET, División Zoología Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Pase del Bosque, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cristina Macswiney M.G.:
Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Ortega J.:
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Ospina-Garcés S.M.:
Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
García-Prieto L.:
Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, C. P. 04510, Mexico
Canché-Pool E.B.:
Centro de Investigaciones Regionales ‘Dr. Hideyo Noguchi’, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Itzáes, Mérida, Yucatán, 97000, Mexico
Del Rosario Robles M.:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Argentina
Ávila-López M.B.:
Comisión Intersecretarial de Bioseguridad de los Organismos Genéticamente Modificados (CIBIOGEM-CONAHCYT), Ciudad de México, Mexico
Centro de Innovación para el Desarrollo Apícola Sustentable en Quintana Roo, Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo, José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Chan-Casanova A.J.:
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Panti-May J.A.:
Centro de Investigaciones Regionales ‘Dr. Hideyo Noguchi’, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Itzáes, Mérida, Yucatán, 97000, Mexico
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