Molecular phylogenetics of the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae).
Chewing lice
DNA
Molecular biology
Species complex
Taxonomy
Journal
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
ISSN: 1095-9513
Titre abrégé: Mol Phylogenet Evol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9304400
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
received:
14
02
2022
revised:
19
04
2022
accepted:
27
05
2022
pubmed:
24
6
2022
medline:
8
7
2022
entrez:
23
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) currently contains 12 genera that have been grouped together because of shared morphological characteristics. Although previously lumped into a single genus (Philopterus), more recent morphological treatments have separated the group into several different genera. Here we evaluate the status of these genera using DNA sequence data from 118 ingroup specimens belonging to ten genera in the Philopterus-complex: Australophilopterus Mey, 2004, Cinclosomicola Mey 2004, Clayiella Eichler, 1940, Corcorides Mey, 2004, Mayriphilopterus Mey, 2004, Paraphilopterus Mey 2004, Philopteroides Mey 2004, Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818, Tyranniphilopterus Mey, 2004, and Vinceopterus Gustafsson, Lei, Chu, Zou, and Bush, 2019. Our sampling includes 97 new louse-host association records. Our analyses suggest that the genus Debeauxoecus Conci, 1941, parasitic on pittas (Aves: Pittidae), is outside of the Philopterus-complex, and that there is strong support for the monophyly of a group containing the remaining genera from the complex. Some diverse genera, such as Philopterus (sensu stricto) and Mayriphilopterus are supported as monophyletic, whereas the genera Australophilopterus, Philopteroides, and Tyranniphilopterus are not. The present study is the largest phylogenetic reconstruction of avian lice belonging to the Philopterus-complex to date and suggests that further generic revision is needed in the group to integrate molecular and morphological information.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35738542
pii: S1055-7903(22)00169-5
doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107556
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
107556Informations de copyright
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