Phylogeny of Species of Sciadicleithrum (Monogenoidea: Ancyrocephalinae), and Their Historical Biogeography in the Neotropics

Mendoza‐Franco, Edgar F.; Vidal‐Martínez, Víctor M.

doi:10.1645/ge-3389

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“…in LCA and at least 15 spp. in SA (Mendoza-Franco & Vidal-Martínez, 2005; Kohn et al ., 2008; Cohen et al ., 2013). A recent study (García-Vásquez et al ., 2015) indicates that Gyrodactylus is set to supersede other monogenean genera in species richness in MA.…”

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Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

2016

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We examine the extent to which adult helminths of freshwater fishes have been part of the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI), by integrating information in published studies and new data from Panama with fish biogeography and Earth history of Middle America. The review illustrates the following: (1) the helminth fauna south of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and especially south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, shows strong Neotropical affinities; (2) host-parasite associations follow principles of the 'biogeographic core fauna' in which host-lineage specificity is pronounced; (3) phylogenetic analysis of the widespread freshwater trematode family Allocreadiidae reveals a complex history of host-shifting and co-diversification involving mainly cyprinodontiforms and characids; (4) allocreadiids, monogeneans and spiruridan nematodes of Middle American cyprinodontiforms may provide clues to the evolutionary history of their hosts; and (5) phylogenetic analyses of cryptogonimid trematodes may reveal whether or how cichlids interacted with marine or brackish-water environments during their colonization history. The review shows that 'interchange' is limited and asymmetrical, but simple narratives of northward isthmian dispersal will likely prove inadequate to explain the historical biogeography of many host-parasite associations in tropical Middle America, particularly those involving poeciliids. Finally, our study highlights the urgent need for targeted survey work across Middle America, focused sampling in river drainages of Colombia and Venezuela, and deeper strategic sampling in other parts of South America, in order to develop and test robust hypotheses about fish-parasite associations in Middle America.

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Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

2016

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“…East-west patterns in helminth parasites are not as clear as they are for fishes and crustaceans. According to several authors, this could be interpreted by a delayed cospeciation, in which parasite speciation lags behind host speciation [70], [71], [72], [73], [74]. Johnson et al [75] and Mendoza-Franco and Vidal-Martínez [73] mentioned that host switching could explain this apparent failure from the part of parasites to speciate in response to host speciation.…”

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“…According to several authors, this could be interpreted by a delayed cospeciation, in which parasite speciation lags behind host speciation [70], [71], [72], [73], [74]. Johnson et al [75] and Mendoza-Franco and Vidal-Martínez [73] mentioned that host switching could explain this apparent failure from the part of parasites to speciate in response to host speciation. Assuming that morphological and physiological characters of host fish belonging to the same family should remain relatively similar, there should be no extreme barriers for helminth parasites to infect a new host species [73].…”

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“…Johnson et al [75] and Mendoza-Franco and Vidal-Martínez [73] mentioned that host switching could explain this apparent failure from the part of parasites to speciate in response to host speciation. Assuming that morphological and physiological characters of host fish belonging to the same family should remain relatively similar, there should be no extreme barriers for helminth parasites to infect a new host species [73]. Quiroz-Martínez and Salgado-Maldonado showed that most genera of helminths are monospecifically represented, confirming that there are not many congeneric species in the helminth fauna of freshwater fishes from Mexico and Central America [26], [27].…”

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Concordant Biogeographic Patterns among Multiple Taxonomic Groups in the Mexican Freshwater Biota

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In this paper we analyse the degree of concordance in species richness and taxonomic distinctness (diversity) patterns among different freshwater taxonomic groups in order to test three long held patterns described in Mexican freshwater biogeography: 1. The aquatic biota of Mexico includes two distinct faunas, a rich Neotropical component in the south and a south-eastern region and a less rich Nearctic component towards central and northern latitudes of the country. 2. A hotspot of species richness and diversity has been recorded in the Usumacinta, including the Yucatan Peninsula. 3. The presence of two distinct biotas in Mexico, an eastern one distributed along the Gulf of Mexico slope, and a western one associated to the Pacific versant. We use species richness and taxonomic distinctness to explore patterns of diversity and how these patterns change between zoogeographical regions. This paper points out a clear separation between Neotropical and Nearctic drainage basins but also between eastern (Gulf of Mexico) and western (Pacific) drainage basins. Present data gives additional empirical support from freshwater biota for three long held beliefs regarding distributional patterns of the Mexican biota. The neotropical basins of Mexico are generally host to a richest and more diversified fauna, that includes more families, genera and species, compared to the less rich and less diverse fauna in the nearctic basins.

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“…As these migrations occurred only in freshwaters, there were no losses of parasites, and the parasite fauna now observed is remarkably homogeneous. Mendoza-Franco and Vidal-Martínez [162] propose an example of this, in Sciadicleithrum , which would have migrated with its cichlid hosts from South to Central America after the uplift of the Panama Isthmus. An exception for Africa is Onchobdella , only infecting hosts with a distribution limited to West Africa (though its mesoparasitic putative sister Urogyrus is more widespread in the continent, cfr.…”

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The Monogenean Parasite Fauna of Cichlids: A Potential Tool for Host Biogeography

Pariselle

Boeger

Snoeks

et al. 2011

International Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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We discuss geographical distribution and phylogeny of Dactylogyridea (Monogenea) parasitizing Cichlidae to elucidate their hosts' history. Although mesoparasitic Monogenea (Enterogyrus spp.) show typical vicariant distribution, ectoparasitic representatives from different continents are not considered sister taxa, hence their distribution cannot result from vicariance alone. Because of the close host-parasite relationship, this might indicate that present-day cichlid distribution may also reflect dispersal through coastal or brackish waters. Loss of ectoparasites during transoceanic migration, followed by lateral transfer from other fish families might explain extant host-parasite associations. Because of its mesoparasitic nature, hence not subject to salinity variations of the host's environment, Enterogyrus could have survived marine migrations, intolerable for ectoparasites. Host-switches and salinity transitions may be invoked to explain the pattern revealed by a preliminary morphological phylogeny of monogenean genera from Cichlidae and other selected Monogenea genera, rendering the parasite distribution explicable under both vicariance and dispersal. Testable hypotheses are put forward in this parasitological approach to cichlid biogeography. Along with more comprehensive in-depth morphological phylogeny, comparison with molecular data, clarifying dactylogyridean evolution on different continents and from various fish families, and providing temporal information on host-parasite history, are needed to discriminate between the possible scenarios.

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Phylogeny of Species of Sciadicleithrum (Monogenoidea: Ancyrocephalinae), and Their Historical Biogeography in the Neotropics

Cited by 20 publications

References 18 publications

Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

Concordant Biogeographic Patterns among Multiple Taxonomic Groups in the Mexican Freshwater Biota

The Monogenean Parasite Fauna of Cichlids: A Potential Tool for Host Biogeography

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