New cases of teratological deformities in wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Nadolny, Anton A.; Marusik, Yuri M.; Kronestedt, Torbjörn; Kovblyuk, M. M.; Zamani, Alireza

doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.585

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“…Castration can lead to anomalies in the copulatory organs. The maldevelopment of the epigyne, the external, sclerotized plate in spider females that is used for copulation and oviposition, may be caused by several factors [ 40 ] including teratologies [ 41,42 ], hybridization [ 43 ], development of gynandromorphic specimens [ 42,44 ], and damage of genitalia during mating [ 45 ], as well as parasitoids.…”

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A new nematode (Mermithidae) and spider (Araneae) associations, along with a molecular analysis of mermithids hosted in the spider

Kostro‐Ambroziak

Jabłońska

Świsłocka

et al. 2023

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Mermithid parasitoids are well known to infect spiders, however, their impact on the hosts and their taxonomic identity are still poorly analyzed. We present the first record of a mermithid nematode infection in the spider genera Piratula (Lycosidae) and Coelotes (Agelenidae), and in the species Alopecosa pulverulenta and Pardosa paludicola (Lycosidae). We describe the interesting maldevelopment of the spiders’ female genitalia induced by the parasitoid and summarize the data on the impact of nematode parasitoids on spider development and behaviour. Phylogenetic analysis, based on the 18S rRNA, showed that spider’ parasitoids arose independently in different phylogenetic branches of the family Mermithidae.

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Section: Molecular Datamentioning

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A new nematode (Mermithidae) and spider (Araneae) associations, along with a molecular analysis of mermithids hosted in the spider

Kostro‐Ambroziak

Jabłońska

Świsłocka

et al. 2023

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“…Teratological or malformed copulatory organs have been reported in many families of entelegyne spiders [Nadolny et al, 2022]. In the majority of reported cases, abnormal development has been documented in the epigynes and is associated with the appearance of additional parts.…”

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