Molecular phylogenetics of the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
Molecular phylogenetics of the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
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禽羽虱 Philopterus-complex 的分子系统发育(Phthiraptera:Philopteridae)
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107556
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Allen, Julie M.
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作者:
Kolencik, Stanislav;Johnson, Kevin P.;Grant, Avery R.;Valim, Michel P.;Kuabara, Kamila M.D.;Weckstein, Jason D.;Allen, Julie M.
The avian feather lousePhilopterus-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 thePhilopterus-complex:AustralophilopterusMey, 2004,CinclosomicolaMey 2004,ClayiellaEichler, 1940,CorcoridesMey, 2004,MayriphilopterusMey, 2004,ParaphilopterusMey 2004,PhilopteroidesMey 2004,PhilopterusNitzsch, 1818,TyranniphilopterusMey, 2004, andVinceopterusGustafsson, Lei, Chu, Zou, and Bush, 2019. Our sampling includes 97 new louse-host association records. Our analyses suggest that the genusDebeauxoecusConci, 1941, parasitic on pittas (Aves: Pittidae), is outside of thePhilopterus-complex, and that there is strong support for the monophyly of a group containing the remaining genera from the complex. Some diverse genera, such asPhilopterus(sensu stricto) andMayriphilopterusare supported as monophyletic, whereas the generaAustralophilopterus, Philopteroides,andTyranniphilopterusare not. The present study is the largest phylogenetic reconstruction of avian lice belonging to thePhilopterus-complex to date and suggests that further generic revision is needed in the group to integrate molecular and morphological information.