External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

González‐Acuña, Daniel; Veloso-Frías, Joseline; Missene, Cristian; Oyarzún‐Ruiz, Pablo; Fuentes‐Castillo, Danny; Kinsella, John M.; Mironov, S. V.; Barrientos, Carlos; Cicchino, Armando Conrado; Moreno, Lucila

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612020091

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“…In our study, we confirmed the presence of this louse subspecies in hosts of the genus Chroicocephalus, but with a presence on the back rather than on the wings as reported by González-Acuña et al (2020).…”

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New records of ectoparasites from the Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Algeria

Hamdoune,

Talmat-Chaouchi,

Marniche

2023

Zoology and Ecology

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The Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766, is a migratory bird that winters along the entire Algerian coast and is considered a protected species. In this study, we report the first-ever collection and identification of ectoparasites from Black-headed Gulls in the province of Boumerdes, Algeria. From October and November of 2020 and 2021, a total of 45 live Black-headed Gulls were captured using modified Bal-chatri traps and examined for the presence of ectoparasites. The results revealed a total of 3537 ectoparasite specimens, 264 of which belonged to Phthiraptera and 3273 to Acari. Within Phthiraptera, two species from the suborder Ischnocera were identified: Saemundssonia lari Fabricius, 1780, with a prevalence of 62.22%, and Quadraceps punctatus Burmeister, 1838, with a prevalence of 93.33%. Additionally, one species from the suborder Amblycera, Actornithophilus piceus lari Packard, 1870, was found with a prevalence of 86.66% and the lowest mean intensity with the value of 0.90. As for Acari, Zachvatkinia larica Mironov, 1989, was the most common with a prevalence of 71.11% and the highest mean intensity value of 102.28. Notably, all the recorded parasite species found in the Black-headed Gull in this study are reported in Algeria and in North Africa for the first time. The Pearson’s correlation test indicated a significant difference in parasite infestation of the gull population (r = 0.716; p = 0.046).

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“…Saemundssonia lari is a cosmopolitan species that parasitizes a very large number of Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler, 1831 (Price et al 2003). This species prefers the head and neck, which has already been reported in previous articles (Yamagishi et al 2014;González-Acuña et al 2020).…”

Section: Phthirapterasupporting

confidence: 80%

New records of ectoparasites from the Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Algeria

Hamdoune,

Talmat-Chaouchi,

Marniche

2023

Zoology and Ecology

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“…Tetrameres nematodes are the important members of suborder Spirurina nematodes, which known as the ‘avian stomach nematodes’. Tetrameres nematodes are the etiological agents of tetrameriosis in poultry, and they may also infest wild birds, including penguin ( Fink et al, 2004 ; González-Acuña et al, 2020 ; Werneck et al, 2020 ). Mature female worms are blood-red colored with a special subspherical morphology, as they lie embedded in the crypts of Lieberkühn while feeding on blood.…”

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Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Tetrameres grusi and insights into the phylogeny of Spirurina

Gao

Mao

et al. 2022

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Tetrameres grusi is a significant parasitic nematode of cranes that is classified into suborder Spirurina. However, for more than a century, this classification has been controversial. Mitochondrial genomes are valuable resources for parasite taxonomy, population genetics and systematics studies. Here, the mitochondrial genome of T. grusi was determined and subsequently compared with those from Spirurina species using concatenated datasets of amino acid sequences predicted from mitochondrial protein-coding genes. The complete mitochondrial genome of T. grusi is circular with 13,709 bp, and it contains 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and one non-coding region. All of the protein-coding genes are transcribed in the same direction. There were 18 intergenic spacers of 1–44 bp, and six locations with gene overlaps, ranging from 1 bp to 28 bp, in the mitochondrial genome of T. grusi . The AT content of this mitochondrial genome was 71.56%. This was similar to mitochondrial genomes of other Spirurina species, which also exhibited strong AT content bias, not only in the nucleotide composition but also in codon usage. The sequenced mitogenomes of the 25 Spirurina nematodes showed three classes of gene arrangements based on the 12 protein-coding genes, and the gene arrangement of the T. grusi mitochondrial genome belonged to the Class I. Phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial genomes of 25 Spirurina nematodes revealed that T. grusi (Habronematoidea) was closer to Gongylonema pulchrum (Spiruroidea) than Spirocerca lupi (Thelazioidea). The availability of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of T. grusi provides new and useful genetic markers for further studies on Spirurina nematodes.

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An annotated catalogue of bird lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Chile

GonzáLez-Acun

Palma

2021

Zootaxa

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The species and subspecies of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) parasitic on Chilean birds are listed and annotated, based on records published until October 2021 and from our examination of collections. The current scientific name, its taxonomic history, data on type material, type host, other hosts, geographic distribution within Chile and elsewhere, Chilean literature references and other significant references are given for each species or subspecies of lice. A total of four families, 76 genera, and 245 species and subspecies of lice are listed, including 17 species recorded as genus only, and 31 new records of species. A host-louse list—including a total of 155 bird species (146 native and nine introduced by human agency) belonging to 19 orders, 43 families and 107 genera—is also given.

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

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New records of ectoparasites from the Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Algeria

New records of ectoparasites from the Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Algeria

Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Tetrameres grusi and insights into the phylogeny of Spirurina

An annotated catalogue of bird lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Chile

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