Journal article
Molecular phylogenetics of the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, v 174, 107556
Sep 2022
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•Study provides extensive taxon sampling for a molecular phylogenetic reconstruction of avian lice in the Philopterus-complex.•Philopterus-complex was recovered as a major clade with strong support.•Genus Debeauxoecus is outside of the Philopterus-complex clade.•Both host association and biogeography interact to structure the phylogenetic tree of the Philopterus-complex.
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.
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- Title
- Molecular phylogenetics of the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
- Creators
- Stanislav Kolencik - University of Nevada RenoKevin P. Johnson - Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USAAvery R. Grant - Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USAMichel P. Valim - Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro 28300-000, BrazilKamila M.D. Kuabara - Department of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USAJason D. Weckstein - Drexel UniversityJulie M. Allen - Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USA
- Publication Details
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, v 174, 107556
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES); Ornithology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000826310500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85133808127
- Other Identifier
- 991019168269504721
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