New morphological and molecular data for Haemoproteus (H.) paramultipigmentatus in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Matoso, Rafaela Venançoni; Cedrola, Franciane; Barino, Glauber Thiago Martins; Dias, Roberto Júnio Pedroso; Rossi, Mariana Fonseca; D’Agosto, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2021.102375

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“…Third, according to recent molecular characterizations, the haemosporidian parasites infecting non-passerine birds are highly diverse [22,64,68,88,89].The Neotropics may harbor a great diversity of haemosporidian lineages that might be overlooked due to the mispriming of the oligonucleotides routinely used for the detection of these parasites [63,90,91]. Indeed, in this study we failed to amplify the Haemoproteus parasites of raptors, probably due to a mismatch between the primers and the cytb sequence of the parasites.…”

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“…In that article, the prevalence in doves was high in Amazonia and in the tropical and subtropical grassland great biome located close to the area of the Amazon-Orinoco peinobiome [5,59,67]. Most of the species of Columbiformes exhibit a gregarious behavior that may facilitate the vector to easily locate and feed on different individuals of the group [55,68].…”

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Haemosporidians in Non-Passerine Birds of Colombia: An Overview of the Last 20 Years of Research

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The Neotropics are highly diverse in avian species. Neotropical countries contribute a large part of the estimated diversity of haemosporidian parasites reported for the planet’s tropical zones. However, sampling is limited and biased, illustrated by only 30% of the genetic records (barcodes) from non-passerines, most of them not linked to a nominal species. This paper aimed to perform the molecular and morphological characterization of the haemosporidians that infect non-passerine birds from Colombia deposited in the biological collection named “Grupo de Estudio Relación Parásito Hospedero (GERPH)”. We analyzed 1239 samples from twelve biomes and two animal care facilities. Phylogenetic relationships using barcodes and mitochondrial genomes were estimated. In addition, the reports of haemosporidian infections in non-passerine birds from the Neotropics recorded after 1978 were summarized. We reported the presence of thirteen morphological haemosporidian species, four potential new species deposited in GERPH, a host range expansion for two Plasmodium species, and a barcode sequence for Haemoproteus caprimulgi. We confirmed the species associated with 56 molecular lineages reported in other neotropical countries at the genus level. Thus, biological collections and curated databases such as MalAvi are essential to support integrative approaches demanded in modern taxonomy.

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Haemosporidians in Non-Passerine Birds of Colombia: An Overview of the Last 20 Years of Research

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“…The genus Haemoproteus is the most diverse genus of avian haemosporidian parasites with more than 170 described species and many new Haemoproteus morphospecies being continuously described and characterised molecularly [1,55,57]. In addition, almost half of the cytb lineages available in the MalAvi database belong to the genus Haemoproteus, but only about 160 lineages have been linked to approximately 75 Haemoproteus morphospecies [33,54].…”

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Novel phylogenetic clade of avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from Accipitridae raptors, with description of a new Haemoproteus species

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et al. 2024

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Avian haemosporidian parasites (order Haemosporida, phylum Apicomplexa) are blood and tissue parasites transmitted by blood-sucking dipteran insects. Three genera (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) have been most often found in birds, with over 270 species described and named in avian hosts based mainly on the morphological characters of blood stages. A broad diversity of Haemoproteus parasites remains to be identified and characterized morphologically and molecularly, especially those infecting birds of prey, an underrepresented bird group in haemosporidian parasite studies. The aim of this study was to investigate and identify Haemoproteus parasites from a large sample comprising accipitriform raptors of 16 species combining morphological and new molecular protocols targeting the cytb genes of this parasite group. This study provides morphological descriptions and molecular characterizations of two Haemoproteus species, H. multivacuolatus n. sp. and H. nisi Peirce and Marquiss, 1983. Haemoproteus parasites of this group were so far found in accipitriform raptors only and might be classified into a separate subgenus or even genus. Cytb sequences of these parasites diverge by more than 15% from those of all others known avian haemosporidian genera and form a unique phylogenetic clade. This study underlines the importance of developing new diagnostic tools to detect molecularly highly divergent parasites that might be undetectable by commonly used conventional tools.

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New morphological and molecular data for Haemoproteus (H.) paramultipigmentatus in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

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Haemosporidians in Non-Passerine Birds of Colombia: An Overview of the Last 20 Years of Research

Haemosporidians in Non-Passerine Birds of Colombia: An Overview of the Last 20 Years of Research

Novel phylogenetic clade of avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from Accipitridae raptors, with description of a new Haemoproteus species

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