Anuran filarial nematodes are restricted to two comparatively small subfamilies (Icosiellinae and Waltonellinae) of the filariae that currently comprise six genera and 41 recognised species. However, the life histories of only five anuran filarial nematodes, proposed as an ancestral group based on molecular phylogenetic studies, have been elucidated. Furthermore, data on the natural vectors (in situ) and parasite transmission is limited. In the current study we elucidate the life history of Neofoleyellides boerewors n. gen. n. sp. parasitising the guttural toad, Sclerophrys gutturalis and the mosquito vectors Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) mashonaensis and Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) montana. Additionally, we report on the unique host-seeking behaviour of the mosquito vectors which locate their toad hosts using their calls. The complex host-vector relationship and specialised host-seeking behaviour by these mosquitoes indicate biases towards host species and male toad infections.
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- Culicidae parazitologie MeSH
- Filarioidea anatomie a histologie klasifikace genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- filarióza * parazitologie přenos veterinární MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- hlístice MeSH
- interakce hostitele a parazita MeSH
- komáří přenašeči parazitologie MeSH
- mikrofilárie izolace a purifikace MeSH
- respirační komplex IV genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 18S genetika MeSH
- stadia vývoje MeSH
- žáby parazitologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
