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Fish pathogens near the Arctic Circle: molecular, morphological and ecological evidence for unexpected diversity of Diplostomum (Digenea: diplostomidae) in Iceland
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SYSNO ASEP 0435118 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Fish pathogens near the Arctic Circle: molecular, morphological and ecological evidence for unexpected diversity of Diplostomum (Digenea: diplostomidae) in Iceland Author(s) Blasco-Costa, Maria Isabel (BC-A)
Faltýnková, Anna (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Georgieva, Simona (BC-A) RID
Skirnisson, K. (IS)
Scholz, Tomáš (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Kostadinova, Aneta (BC-A) RIDSource Title International Journal for Parasitology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0020-7519
Roč. 44, č. 10 (2014), s. 703-715Number of pages 13 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country AU - Australia Keywords Integrative taxonomy ; Fish pathogens ; Diplostomum ; coxl ; ITS ; Sub-Arctic Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects GAP505/10/1562 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GBP505/12/G112 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000341476200005 DOI 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.04.009 Annotation Host-parasite systems at high latitudes are promising model systems for detecting and predicting the impact of accelerated environmental change. A major challenge is the lack of baselines for the diversity and distribution of parasites in Arctic wildlife, especially in the freshwater environment. Here we present the first known estimates of the species diversity and host associations of Diplostomum spp. in sub-Arctic freshwater ecosystems of the Palaearctic. Our analyses integrating different analytical approaches, phylogenies based on mitochondria] and nuclear DNA, estimates of genetic divergence, character-based barcoding, morphological examination, precise detection of microhabitat specialisation and host use, led to the discovery of one described and five putative new species that complete their life-cycles within a fairly narrow geographic area in Iceland. This increases the species richness of Diplostomum in Iceland by 200% and raises the number of molecularly characterised species from the Palaearctic to 17 species. Our results suggest that the diversity of Diplostomum spp. is underestimated globally in the high latitude ecosystems and call for a cautionary approach to pathogen identification in developing the much needed baselines of pathogen diversity that may help detect effects of climate change in the freshwater environment of the sub-Arctic. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2015
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