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Diversity of the Piscicola Species (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) in the Eastern Palaearctic with a Description of Three New Species and Notes on Their Biogeography. DIVERSITY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/d15010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Biodiversity is considered one of the most significant parameters for characterizing aquatic environments. The value of species diversity is taken into account when assessing the ecological state and quality of the ecosystem. However, erroneous taxonomic identification distorts biodiversity signification and, consequently, prevents a clear understanding of ecological signals and traits. In this study, we presented the first data on Piscicola leech species diversity in the vast area of the Eastern Palaearctic. To avoid misidentifications, an integrated approach was applied, combining modern DNA-based and classical morphological methods. Previously, only one species of the genus, Piscicola geometra, was recorded in the whole of Siberia. We discovered three new species: Piscicola sibirica sp. nov., Piscicola khubsugulensis sp. nov. (Eastern Siberia) and Piscicola nordica sp. nov. (European Northeast). The species Piscicola pojmanskae was reduced to synonymy with Piscicola geometra, whose description was updated. Taxonomic adjustments allowed us to ascertain the eastern edge of the Piscicola geometra distribution and to understand the biogeography of the group as a whole. The Piscicola geometra range is limited to Western Siberia, while the widespread Piscicola sibirica sp. nov. and the purely Khovsgolian Piscicola khubsugulensis sp. nov. inhabit Eastern Siberia.
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Lin D, Xiang S, Sanogo B, Liang Y, Sun X, Wu Z. Molecular Characterization of Rotifers and Their Potential Use in the Biological Control of Biomphalaria. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:744352. [PMID: 34621694 PMCID: PMC8491568 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.744352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Schistosomiasis is one of the most important tropical parasitic diseases worldwide. Biomphalaria straminea, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni, has invaded and spread to Southern China since 1974 and may pose enormous threats to public health. Controlling intermediate host snails is an effective strategy in schistosomiasis intervention. However, the only effective chemical molluscicide, niclosamide, currently recommended by WHO may cause environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, and high costs. Thus, to counter intermediate hosts, a sustainable and environmentally friendly tool is urgently needed. Here, we conducted field investigations to collect and identify a potential snail competitor rotifer and evaluated its molluscicide effect. Results In this study, we collected two samples of rotifers from Shenzhen. We found both red and black phenotypic B. straminea snails at the sampling sites. We identified the rotifer population as a species of the genus Philodina according to the amplification and phylogenetic analysis results of coxI gene. We found that rotifer exposure did not significantly affect the hatching rate of B. straminea eggs but promoted the killing of juvenile snails. Meanwhile, rotifer exposure did not significantly alter the fecundity of B. straminea quantified by the number of eggs per egg mass, the number of egg masses per snail, and the number of eggs per snail; but the snails exposed to rotifers showed lower fecundity performance than the control snails. Importantly, rotifer exposure could significantly affect the development of juvenile B. straminea, showing a smaller shell diameter of the exposed snails than that of the control snails. In addition, rotifer exposure affected the life span of B. straminea snails, showing a 16.61% decline in the average life span. After rotifer exposure, the S. mansoni-infected B. straminea snails died significantly faster than those without rotifer exposure. Similar findings were observed in S. mansoni-infected Biomphalaria glabrata snails. These results implied that rotifer exposure significantly promoted the mortality of S. mansoni-infected B. straminea and B. glabrata. Conclusions Our study demonstrated the potential molluscicide effect of rotifers on intermediate hosts under laboratory conditions. Our findings may provide new insights into the development of biocontrol strategies for snail-borne disease transmission.
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- Datao Lin
- Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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First Ukrainian record of the invasive leech Helobdella europaea (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from an aquarium in Kharkiv: morphological variability and phylogenetic relationships. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kaygorodova I, Bolbat N, Bolbat A. Species delimitation through DNA barcoding of freshwater leeches of theGlossiphoniagenus (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Eastern Siberia, Russia. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Irina Kaygorodova
- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Irkutsk Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Irkutsk Russia
- Department of Plant Physiology, Cell Biology and Genetics Irkutsk State University Irkutsk Russia
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- Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Irkutsk Russia
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Hitch me a ride: first report of the alien leech Helobdella octatestisaca in Europe associated with freshwater turtles. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02076-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mabrouki Y, Ahmed RB, Taybi AF, Rueda J. An annotated checklist of the leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) species of the Moulouya River basin, Morocco, with several new distribution records and a historical overview. AFRICAN ZOOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2019.1671218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Younes Mabrouki
- Université Mohamed Premier, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Eau, de l’environnement et du Développement Durable, Oujda, Morocco
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Ecologie, Biologie et Physiologie des organismes aquatiques, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université Mohamed Premier, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Eau, de l’environnement et du Développement Durable, Oujda, Morocco
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- Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva (ICBiBE-UV), Universidad de València, Paterna, Spain
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Jiménez-Armenta J, Oceguera-Figueroa A. Leeches from Mexico City, remnants of the ancient lake. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2019; 30:632-642. [PMID: 31072187 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2019.1606217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Genetic barcodes (partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) were generated for freshwater leeches that inhabit the Mexico Basin, upon which Mexico City and its metropolitan area have developed. Once a continuous lake, the basin has passed through continuous events of artificial desiccation in the last 500 years so that it is currently conformed by a few and highly modified and polluted isolated freshwater bodies. Six species of leeches from three families were collected in five localities. Current sequence databases were able to determine five of the six species collected for this study with the only exception of Haemopis caballeroi, for which no sequence data are available in public repositories. Taxonomic assignment of cocoons was possible via comparison of barcode sequences. We discuss the presence of a population of Erpobdella ochoterenai in Tecocomulco Lake that bares high genetic divergence from its conspecifics, which may indicate it is an undescribed species.
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- J Jiménez-Armenta
- a Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Mexico City , Mexico.,b Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad Universitaria , Coyoacán , México
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- a Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Mexico City , Mexico
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Iyer RG, Rogers DV, Levine M, Winchell CJ, Weisblat DA. Reproductive differences among species, and between individuals and cohorts, in the leech genus Helobdella (Lophotrochozoa; Annelida; Clitellata; Hirudinida; Glossiphoniidae), with implications for reproductive resource allocation in hermaphrodites. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214581. [PMID: 30934006 PMCID: PMC6443171 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Leeches and oligochaetes comprise a monophyletic group of annelids, the Clitellata, whose reproduction is characterized by simultaneous hermaphroditism. While most clitellate species reproduce by cross-fertilization, self-fertilization has been described within the speciose genus Helobdella. Here we document the reproductive life histories and reproductive capacities for three other Helobdella species. Under laboratory conditions, both H. robusta and H. octatestisaca exhibit uniparental reproduction, apparently reflecting self-fertility, and suggesting that this trait is ancestral for the genus. However, the third species, H. austinensis, seems incapable of reproduction by self-fertilization, so we inferred its reproductive life history by analyzing reproduction in breeding cohorts. Comparing the reproductive parameters for H. robusta reproducing in isolation and in cohorts revealed that reproduction in cohorts is dramatically delayed with respect to that of isolated individuals, and that cohorts of leeches coordinate their cocoon deposition in a manner that is not predicted from the reproductive parameters of individuals reproducing in isolation. Finally, our comparisons of reproductive capacity for individuals versus cohorts for H. robusta, and between different sizes of cohorts for H. austinensis, reveal differences in resource allocation between male and female reproductive roles that are consistent with evolutionary theory.
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- Roshni G. Iyer
- Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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Pérez-Flores J, Rueda-Calderon H, Kvist S, Siddall ME, Oceguera-Figueroa A. From the Worm in a Bottle of Mezcal: iDNA Confirmation of a Leech Parasitizing the Antillean Manatee. J Parasitol 2016; 102:553-555. [DOI: 10.1645/16-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Marrone F, Sacco F, Kehlmaier C, Arizza V, Arculeo M. Some like it cold: the glossiphoniid parasites of the Sicilian endemic pond turtle Emys trinacris
(Testudines, Emydidae), an example of ‘parasite inertia’? J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Federico Marrone
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF); Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF); Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Senckenberg Dresden; Museum of Zoology (Museum für Tierkunde); Dresden Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF); Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF); Università di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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