New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data
Abstract The oligochaete Dero lutzi follows a life strategy that alternates between free-living periods in aquatic environments and endoparasitic phases. Most occurrences of D. lutzi in anurans are reported in species with arboreal habits, with studies limited to the recording of the oligochaete’s p...
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| author | Isabela Caroline Oliveira da Silva Priscilla Soares Lennon Malta Fernando Paiva Vanda Lúcia Ferreira Carina Elisei de Oliveira Luiz Eduardo Roland Tavares |
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| description | Abstract The oligochaete Dero lutzi follows a life strategy that alternates between free-living periods in aquatic environments and endoparasitic phases. Most occurrences of D. lutzi in anurans are reported in species with arboreal habits, with studies limited to the recording of the oligochaete’s presence in the host. Our study recovered specimens of D. lutzi from the tree frogs Scinax fuscovarius and Scinax. nasicus. We performed a morphological assessment of the parasite using light microscopy, for the first time, scanning electron microscopy. Molecular characterization of D. lutzi was carried out using the mitochondrial gene 16S rRNA and the nuclear gene 28S rRNA. Additionally, a phylogenetic tree was constructed to assess the species´position in relation to other group members. In our results, we confirmed the phenotypic morphological characteristics of the endoparasitic phase of D. lutzi. We also presented its phylogenetic position with other oligochaetes in the group, demonstrating the proximity between the endoparasite D. lutzi and the free-living oligochaete D. superterrenus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb81388178ad42f387f2a8bf2814ce992024-01-09T07:41:00ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612024-01-0133110.1590/s1984-29612024005New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic dataIsabela Caroline Oliveira da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-7790Priscilla SoaresLennon MaltaFernando PaivaVanda Lúcia FerreiraCarina Elisei de OliveiraLuiz Eduardo Roland TavaresAbstract The oligochaete Dero lutzi follows a life strategy that alternates between free-living periods in aquatic environments and endoparasitic phases. Most occurrences of D. lutzi in anurans are reported in species with arboreal habits, with studies limited to the recording of the oligochaete’s presence in the host. Our study recovered specimens of D. lutzi from the tree frogs Scinax fuscovarius and Scinax. nasicus. We performed a morphological assessment of the parasite using light microscopy, for the first time, scanning electron microscopy. Molecular characterization of D. lutzi was carried out using the mitochondrial gene 16S rRNA and the nuclear gene 28S rRNA. Additionally, a phylogenetic tree was constructed to assess the species´position in relation to other group members. In our results, we confirmed the phenotypic morphological characteristics of the endoparasitic phase of D. lutzi. We also presented its phylogenetic position with other oligochaetes in the group, demonstrating the proximity between the endoparasite D. lutzi and the free-living oligochaete D. superterrenus.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612024000100302&lng=en&tlng=enAnuragenetic datamorphologyoligochaeteparasite |
| spellingShingle | Isabela Caroline Oliveira da Silva Priscilla Soares Lennon Malta Fernando Paiva Vanda Lúcia Ferreira Carina Elisei de Oliveira Luiz Eduardo Roland Tavares New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Anura genetic data morphology oligochaete parasite |
| title | New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| title_full | New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| title_fullStr | New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| title_full_unstemmed | New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| title_short | New insights into a poorly known parasite, Dero lutzi (Oligochaeta: Naididae), associated with tree frogs of the genus Scinax: morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| title_sort | new insights into a poorly known parasite dero lutzi oligochaeta naididae associated with tree frogs of the genus scinax morphological evaluation and genotypic data |
| topic | Anura genetic data morphology oligochaete parasite |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612024000100302&lng=en&tlng=en |
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