Integrative taxonomy confirms that Gregarina garnhami and G. acridiorum (Apicomplexa, Gregarinidae), parasites of Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria (Insecta, Orthoptera), are distinct species
(2021) In Parasite (Paris, France) 28.- Abstract
Orthoptera are infected by about 60 species of gregarines assigned to the genus Gregarina Dufour, 1828. Among these species, Gregarina garnhami Canning, 1956 from Schistocerca gregaria (Forsskål, 1775) was considered by Lipa et al. in 1996 to be synonymous with Gregarina acridiorum (Léger 1893), a parasite of several orthopteran species including Locusta migratoria (Linné, 1758). Here, a morphological study and molecular analyses of the SSU rDNA marker demonstrate that specimens of S. gregaria and specimens of L. migratoria are infected by two distinct Gregarina species, G. garnhami and G. acridiorum, respectively. Validation of the species confirms that molecular analyses provide useful taxonomical information. Phenotypic plasticity... (More)
Orthoptera are infected by about 60 species of gregarines assigned to the genus Gregarina Dufour, 1828. Among these species, Gregarina garnhami Canning, 1956 from Schistocerca gregaria (Forsskål, 1775) was considered by Lipa et al. in 1996 to be synonymous with Gregarina acridiorum (Léger 1893), a parasite of several orthopteran species including Locusta migratoria (Linné, 1758). Here, a morphological study and molecular analyses of the SSU rDNA marker demonstrate that specimens of S. gregaria and specimens of L. migratoria are infected by two distinct Gregarina species, G. garnhami and G. acridiorum, respectively. Validation of the species confirms that molecular analyses provide useful taxonomical information. Phenotypic plasticity was clearly observed in the case of G. garnhami: the morphology of its trophozoites, gamonts and syzygies varied according to the geographical location of S. gregaria and the subspecies infected.
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- author
- Florent, Isabelle
; Chapuis, Marie Pierre
; Labat, Amandine
; Boisard, Julie
LU
; Leménager, Nicolas ; Michel, Bruno and Desportes-Livage, Isabelle
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Animals, Apicomplexa/classification, DNA, Ribosomal/genetics, Genetic Speciation, Locusta migratoria/parasitology
- in
- Parasite (Paris, France)
- volume
- 28
- article number
- 12
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- EDP Sciences
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85101641096
- pmid:33620310
- ISSN
- 1776-1042
- DOI
- 10.1051/parasite/2021009
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- © I. Florent et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2021.
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- 83ceadc1-1bb0-40d6-a941-4164e251ce3c
- date added to LUP
- 2023-01-30 18:09:59
- date last changed
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