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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, volume 13, pages 231-247

Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo

Madrid Ramón Soto 1
Benedick Suzan
Edwards David P.
Fandrem Marte 1
Haugaasen Torbjørn
Teterina Anastasia
Tomassi Suzanne 4
SYCHRA OLDŘICH 6
Benedick Suzan 7
Edwards D. 4
Haugaasen Torbjørn 1
Teterina Anastasia A 3, 8
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2020-12-01
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ISSN22132244
Infectious Diseases
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
Abstract
The tropical rainforests of Sundaland are a global biodiversity hotspot increasingly threatened by human activities. While parasitic insects are an important component of the ecosystem, their diversity and parasite-host relations are poorly understood in the tropics. We investigated parasites of passerine birds, the chewing lice of the speciose genus MyrsideaWaterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in a natural rainforest community of Malaysian Borneo. Based on morphology, we registered 10 species of lice from 14 bird species of six different host families. This indicated a high degree of host specificity and that the complexity of the system could be underestimated with the potential for cryptic lineages/species to be present. We tested the species boundaries by combining morphological, genetic and host speciation diversity. The phylogenetic relationships of lice were investigated by analyzing the partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) and the nuclear elongation factor alpha (EF-1α) genes sequences of the species. This revealed a monophyletic group of Myrsidea lineages from seven hosts of the avian family Pycnonotidae, one host of Timaliidae and one host of Pellorneidae. However, species delimitation methods supported the species boundaries hypothesized by morphological studies and confirmed that four species of Myrsidea are not single host specific. Cophylogenetic analysis by both distance-based test ParaFit and event-based method Jane confirmed overall congruence between the phylogenies of Myrsidea and their hosts. In total we recorded three cospeciation events for 14 host-parasite associations. However only one host-parasite link (M. carmenae and their hosts Terpsiphone affinis and Hypothymis azurea) was significant after the multiple testing correction in ParaFit. Four new species are described: Myrsidea carmenaesp.n. ex Hypothymis azurea and Terpsiphone affinis, Myrsidea franciscaesp.n. ex Rhipidura javanica, Myrsidea ramonisp.n. ex Copsychus malabaricus stricklandii, and Myrsidea victoriaesp.n. ex. Turdinus sepiarius.

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Madrid R. S. et al. Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo // International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 2020. Vol. 13. pp. 231-247.
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Madrid R. S., SYCHRA O., Benedick S., Edwards D. P., Fandrem M., Haugaasen T., Teterina A., Tomassi S., Tolstenkov O. O., Efeykin B. D., SYCHRA O., Benedick S., Edwards D., Haugaasen T., Teterina A. A. Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo // International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 2020. Vol. 13. pp. 231-247.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.011
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijppaw.2020.10.011
TI - Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo
T2 - International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
AU - Madrid, Ramón Soto
AU - SYCHRA, OLDRICH
AU - Benedick, Suzan
AU - Edwards, David P.
AU - Fandrem, Marte
AU - Haugaasen, Torbjørn
AU - Teterina, Anastasia
AU - Tomassi, Suzanne
AU - Tolstenkov, Oleg O.
AU - Efeykin, Boris D.
AU - SYCHRA, OLDŘICH
AU - Benedick, Suzan
AU - Edwards, D.
AU - Haugaasen, Torbjørn
AU - Teterina, Anastasia A
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/12/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 231-247
VL - 13
PMID - 33294362
SN - 2213-2244
ER -
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@article{2020_Madrid,
author = {Ramón Soto Madrid and OLDRICH SYCHRA and Suzan Benedick and David P. Edwards and Marte Fandrem and Torbjørn Haugaasen and Anastasia Teterina and Suzanne Tomassi and Oleg O. Tolstenkov and Boris D. Efeykin and OLDŘICH SYCHRA and Suzan Benedick and D. Edwards and Torbjørn Haugaasen and Anastasia A Teterina},
title = {Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo},
journal = {International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife},
year = {2020},
volume = {13},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {dec},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijppaw.2020.10.011},
pages = {231--247},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.011}
}
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