New and interesting Laboulbeniales from Panama and neighboring areas

Haelewaters, Danny; Verhaeghen, Sarah J.C.; Gonzáles, Tómás A. Ríos; Vega, Juan A. Bernal; Saucedo, Rosa Viviana Villarreal

doi:10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2017/0410

Cited by 22 publications

(33 citation statements)

References 26 publications

(55 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Fungal specimens were identified using Thaxter (, , ) and Haelewaters et al. (). Voucher slides are deposited at Farlow Herbarium (FH; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Herbario de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UCH; David, Panamá).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of his publications presented species descriptions and new records for Arthrorhynchus , a genus apparently restricted to Old World bat flies (Thaxter, , , , , ), and two genera that thus far have only been reported on neotropical bat flies, Gloeandromyces and Nycteromyces (Thaxter, , , ). Until we initiated our studies on bat fly‐associated Laboulbeniales, five species were known from the type collections only (Haelewaters et al., 2017a, ; Walker et al., ). This illustrates how underexplored these hyperparasites are.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After their original description (Thaxter, ), G. nycteribiidarum , G. streblae [both described as Stigmatomyces ] and Nycteromyces streblidinus were not reported again until a century later by Haelewaters et al. (). Gloeandromyces nycteribiidarum was described on Megistopoda aranea [as Pterellipsis aranea ] from Grenada, and G. streblae on Strebla wiedemanni [as S. vespertilionis ] from Venezuela.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Haelewaters et al. () described a third species of Gloeandromyces , G. pageanus , from Trichobius dugesioides bat flies collected in Gamboa, Panama.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The genera Gloeandromyces and Nycteromyces have hitherto only been found on streblid bat flies in the Americas (Haelewaters et al, 2017b;Thaxter, 1917Thaxter, , 1931Walker et al, 2018). The diversity of both genera is thus far limited, as is knowledge of their distribution and biology.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations

Haelewaters

Page

Pfister

2018

Ecology and Evolution

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study was to explore the diversity of ectoparasitic fungi (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) that use bat flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) as hosts. Bat flies themselves live as ectoparasites on the fur and wing membranes of bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera); hence this is a tripartite parasite system. Here, we collected bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales, and conducted phylogenetic analyses of Laboulbeniales to contrast morphology with ribosomal sequence data. Parasitism of bat flies by Laboulbeniales arose at least three times independently, once in the Eastern Hemisphere (Arthrorhynchus) and twice in the Western Hemisphere (Gloeandromyces, Nycteromyces). We hypothesize that the genera Arthrorhynchus and Nycteromyces evolved independently from lineages of ectoparasites of true bugs (Hemiptera). We assessed phylogenetic diversity of the genus Gloeandromyces by considering the LSU rDNA region. Phenotypic plasticity and position‐induced morphological adaptations go hand in hand. Different morphotypes belong to the same phylogenetic species. Two species, G. pageanus and G. streblae, show divergence by host utilization. In our assessment of coevolution, we only observe congruence between the Old World clades of bat flies and Laboulbeniales. The other associations are the result of the roosting ecology of the bat hosts. This study has considerably increased our knowledge about bats and their associated ectoparasites and shown the necessity of including molecular data in Laboulbeniales taxonomy.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Haelewaters et al. () described a third species of Gloeandromyces , G. pageanus , from Trichobius dugesioides bat flies collected in Gamboa, Panama.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations

Haelewaters

Page

Pfister

2018

Ecology and Evolution

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi: Exploring Uncharted Waters

Haelewaters

Dick

Pittí

et al. 2021

Fascinating Life Sciences

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Bats serve as hosts to many lineages of arthropods, of which the bloodsucking bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies can in turn be parasitized by Laboulbeniales fungi, which are biotrophs of arthropods. This is a second level of parasitism, hyperparasitism, a severely understudied phenomenon. Four genera of Laboulbeniales are known to occur on bat flies, Arthrorhynchus on Nycteribiidae in the Eastern Hemisphere, Dimeromyces on Old World Streblidae, Gloeandromyces on New World Streblidae, and Nycteromyces on Streblidae in both hemispheres. In this chapter, we introduce the different partners of the tripartite interaction and discuss their species diversity, ecology, and patterns of specificity. We cover parasite prevalence of Laboulbeniales fungi on bat flies, climatic effects on parasitism of bat flies, and coevolutionary patterns. One of the most important questions in this tripartite system is whether habitat has an influence on parasitism of bat flies by Laboulbeniales fungi. We hypothesize that habitat disturbance causes parasite prevalence to increase, in line with the "dilution effect."

show abstract

Hyperparasitism in bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae): new records and interaction networks in the Neotropics

López-Rivera,

Robayo-Sánchez,

Ramírez-Hernández

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hyperparasitism is defined as the interaction where one parasite is infected by another parasite. In bat flies (Streblidae and Nycteribiidae), both hyperparasites and microparasites (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and arthropods such as mites) have been documented. Fungi belonging to the order Laboulbeniales are microscopic parasites of a wide diversity of arthropod hosts. Three genera exclusively target bat flies: Arthrorhynchus, which parasitizes species within Nycteribiidae in the Eastern Hemisphere, while genus Gloeandromyces and Nycteromyces parasitize Streblidae in the Western Hemisphere. Among the hyperparasitic arthropods, mites of family Neothrombidiidae, particularly the monospecific genus Monunguis, are known to parasitize bat flies. Here we present the first records of the hyperparasites Monunguis streblida and Gloeandromyces pageanus f. polymorphus parasitizing Streblidae bat flies in Colombia and a summary of these hyperparasitic interactions in the Neotropics. We detected fungi and mites parasitizing bat flies that were collected in the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia, in field expeditions in 2018, 2022, and 2023. We identified 17 bat flies and two species of hyperparasites, specifically M. streblida and the fungi Gloeandromyces. Our search for reports of these interactions in the Neotropics revealed that seven species of Trichobius (Streblidae) are parasitized by M. streblida, whereas Paratrichobius longicrus (Streblidae) is parasitized by Gloeandromyces pageanus f. polymorphus. These interactions have been reported in 11 countries, but our records are the first of M. streblida and Laboulbeniales fungi parasitizing bat flies in Colombia. So far, a total of 14 species of fungi and one species of mite have been associated with 19 species of bat flies, which in turn, are linked to 15 species of Neotropical bats.

show abstract

New and interesting Laboulbeniales from Panama and neighboring areas

Cited by 22 publications

References 26 publications

Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations

Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations

Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi: Exploring Uncharted Waters

Hyperparasitism in bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae): new records and interaction networks in the Neotropics

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About