Molecular data aids pinworm diagnosis in night monkeys (Aotus spp., Primates: Aotidae) with the resurrection of a Trypanoxyuris species (Nematoda: Oxyuridae).

Autor: Solórzano-García B; Laboratorio de Parasitología y Medicina de la Conservación, ENES-Mérida, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tablaje Catastral N°6998, Carretera Mérida-Tetiz Km. 4.5́, C.P 97357, Municipio de Ucú, Yucatán, Mexico. brenda_solorzano@yahoo.com.mx., Link Ospina A; Laboratorio de Ecología de Bosques Tropicales y Primatología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1 Nº 18A-12, Bogotá, Colombia., Pérez-Ponce de León G; Laboratorio de Parasitología y Medicina de la Conservación, ENES-Mérida, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tablaje Catastral N°6998, Carretera Mérida-Tetiz Km. 4.5́, C.P 97357, Municipio de Ucú, Yucatán, Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Systematic parasitology [Syst Parasitol] 2023 Dec 18; Vol. 101 (1), pp. 1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-023-10134-z
Abstrakt: Neotropical primates (Platyrrhines) are commonly parasitized by pinworm nematodes of the genus Trypanoxyuris Vevers, 1923. The taxonomic identity of Trypanoxyuris sampled in night monkeys (Aotus Iliger) has been rather controversial. Two species have been described, namely T. microon (Linstow, 1907) and T. interlabiata (Sandosham, 1950). The latter was synonymized with T. microon considering that the observed morphological differences corresponded to different developmental stages of the nematode rather than to differences between both species. Here, we used an integrative taxonomy approach, based on morphological and molecular data along with host identity, in order to assess the validity of both species. Our results evidenced that these different morphotypes correspond to different and reciprocally monophyletic groups; thus, we propose the resurrection of T. interlabiata. We redescribe both pinworm species using specimens sampled in Aotus monkeys from Colombia and discuss the advantages of combining molecular and morphological data to uncover pinworm diversity, and to understand the potential forces determining the diversification process in pinworms from platyrrhine primates.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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