RT Journal Article
T1 Phylogenetic relationships of Isospora, Lankesterella, and Caryospora species infecting lizards
A1 Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel
A1 Martínez, Javier
A1 Nasri, Intissar
A1 Cuervo, José Javier
A1 Martín, José
A1 Acevedo, Iván
A1 Belliure, Josabel
A1 Ortega, Jesús
A1 García Roa, Roberto
A1 Selmi, Slaheddine
A1 Merino, Santiago
AB In this study, several species of Isospora infecting lizards were genetically characterized. Specifically, five described and four newly described species of Isospora were included in a phylogeny of the family Eimeriidae. These species were isolated from hosts originally inhabiting all geographic continents except Europe. Phylogenetic analyses of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene grouped these nine species of Isospora with Lankesterella species and Caryospora ernsti. Therefore, within this clade, different evolutionary strategies in oocyst development and transmission occurred. Although the characteristic endogenous oocyst development of the genus Lankesterella may have arisen only once, the reduction in the number of sporocysts observed in the genus Caryospora occurred at least twice during coccidian evolution, as evidenced by the phylogenetic position of Caryospora bigenetica as the sister taxon of the group formed by reptilian Isospora, Lankesterella, and C. ernsti. Within this group, C. ernsti was the sister taxon to the genus Lankesterella. Overall, our results contradict the proposed monophyly of the genus Caryospora, highlighting the need for a thorough taxonomic and systematic revision of the group. Furthermore, they suggest that the recent ancestor of the genus Lankesterella may have been heteroxenous.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1439-6092
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112992
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112992
LA eng
NO Megía-Palma, R., Martínez, J., Nasri, I. et al. Phylogenetic relationships of Isospora, Lankesterella, and Caryospora species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting lizards. Org Divers Evol 16, 275–288 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0253-3
NO Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (España)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (España)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España)
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025