Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae)
Abstract: Heterakis is a genus of parasitic nematodes, the majority of which are found in ground-feeding birds and only rarely in mammals. The best-known species is Heterakis spumosa, a parasite associated with the cosmopolitan invasive rodent Rattus rattus of Asiatic origin. Heterakis dahomensis wa...
Published in: | Acta Parasitologica |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2013
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1100220151162165141 |
id |
ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:110022 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:110022 2024-09-30T14:41:46+00:00 Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) Ribas Salvador, Alexis Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle Ros, Albert Ndiaye, Papa Ibnou Miquel, Jordi 2013 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1100220151162165141 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2478/S11686-013-0156-4 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isi/000323651800020 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess 1230-2821 Acta parasitologica Biology Human medicine info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftunivantwerpen https://doi.org/10.2478/S11686-013-0156-4 2024-09-10T04:06:33Z Abstract: Heterakis is a genus of parasitic nematodes, the majority of which are found in ground-feeding birds and only rarely in mammals. The best-known species is Heterakis spumosa, a parasite associated with the cosmopolitan invasive rodent Rattus rattus of Asiatic origin. Heterakis dahomensis was described in 1911 as a parasite of the Gambian giant rat (Cricetomys gambianus) from Benin (Africa), subsequently synonymized to H. spumosa by Hall (1916). The study of helminths in African rodents is scarce and patchy. Since the original description of H. dahomensis, there have been only a few reports from Africa of species belonging to the genus Heterakis and the validity of this species has never in fact been confirmed or rejected. In the present study individual Heterakis spp. were collected from C. gambianus from Senegal. The morphological data taken point to differences between Heterakis dahomensis and H. spumosa, specifically in the number of tail papillae in males and in the vulva cuticular processes of females. In addition, molecular data revealed differences between these taxa and so H. dahomensis should be considered as a valid species. Moreover, recent changes in the systematics of the genus Cricetomys mean that it is now necessary to study the morphology and genetics of the Heterakis specimens collected from Cricetomys spp. (previously assigned to C. gambianus) in order to determine their taxonomic status as either H. dahomensis o H. spumosa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Acta Parasitologica 58 3 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen |
op_collection_id |
ftunivantwerpen |
language |
English |
topic |
Biology Human medicine |
spellingShingle |
Biology Human medicine Ribas Salvador, Alexis Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle Ros, Albert Ndiaye, Papa Ibnou Miquel, Jordi Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
topic_facet |
Biology Human medicine |
description |
Abstract: Heterakis is a genus of parasitic nematodes, the majority of which are found in ground-feeding birds and only rarely in mammals. The best-known species is Heterakis spumosa, a parasite associated with the cosmopolitan invasive rodent Rattus rattus of Asiatic origin. Heterakis dahomensis was described in 1911 as a parasite of the Gambian giant rat (Cricetomys gambianus) from Benin (Africa), subsequently synonymized to H. spumosa by Hall (1916). The study of helminths in African rodents is scarce and patchy. Since the original description of H. dahomensis, there have been only a few reports from Africa of species belonging to the genus Heterakis and the validity of this species has never in fact been confirmed or rejected. In the present study individual Heterakis spp. were collected from C. gambianus from Senegal. The morphological data taken point to differences between Heterakis dahomensis and H. spumosa, specifically in the number of tail papillae in males and in the vulva cuticular processes of females. In addition, molecular data revealed differences between these taxa and so H. dahomensis should be considered as a valid species. Moreover, recent changes in the systematics of the genus Cricetomys mean that it is now necessary to study the morphology and genetics of the Heterakis specimens collected from Cricetomys spp. (previously assigned to C. gambianus) in order to determine their taxonomic status as either H. dahomensis o H. spumosa. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Ribas Salvador, Alexis Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle Ros, Albert Ndiaye, Papa Ibnou Miquel, Jordi |
author_facet |
Ribas Salvador, Alexis Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle Ros, Albert Ndiaye, Papa Ibnou Miquel, Jordi |
author_sort |
Ribas Salvador, Alexis |
title |
Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
title_short |
Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
title_full |
Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
title_fullStr |
Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **H. spumosa** and **H. dahomensis** (Nematoda, Heterakidae) |
title_sort |
morphometrical and genetic comparison of two nematode species: **h. spumosa** and **h. dahomensis** (nematoda, heterakidae) |
publishDate |
2013 |
url |
https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1100220151162165141 |
genre |
Rattus rattus |
genre_facet |
Rattus rattus |
op_source |
1230-2821 Acta parasitologica |
op_relation |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2478/S11686-013-0156-4 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isi/000323651800020 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.2478/S11686-013-0156-4 |
container_title |
Acta Parasitologica |
container_volume |
58 |
container_issue |
3 |
_version_ |
1811644212830011392 |