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Diversity of Acanthocephala parasites in Neotropical amphibians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2024

L.A. Olivera Open the ORCID record for L.A. Olivera [Opens in a new window]  and
K.M. Campião Open the ORCID record for K.M. Campião [Opens in a new window]
L.A. Olivera*
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Program in Zoology, Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba, Brazil Laboratory of Biological Interactions, Federal University of Paraná, UFPR-Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
K.M. Campião
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biological Interactions, Federal University of Paraná, UFPR-Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Corresponding author: L.A. Olivera; Email: luis.olivera@ufpr.br
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Abstract

Acanthocephalans constitute a small taxonomic group related to rotifers and specialized in a parasitic lifestyle. Anurans act as paratenic and definitive hosts and infections always occur trophically. Our objective is to describe and summarize the richness of acanthocephalans in Neotropical anurans. We conducted a literature review in the main research databases, compiling data published until August 2021. We identified 66 articles with records of acanthocephalan-anuran association, 53.03% were carried out in Brazil. We detected 108 species of anurans from 11 families parasitized by acanthocephalans. With the exception of Bufonidae, Hylidae and Leptodactylidae, which are relatively well-studied families, interaction with acanthocephalans remains largely unexplored for most anuran species. We found six families of acanthocephalans: Centrorhynchidae, Echinorhynchidae, Oligacanthorhynchidae, Cavisomidae, Neoechinorhynchidae and Plagiorhynchidae. Centrorhynchidae and Echinorhynchidae presented the largest number of taxa associated with anurans. The largest number of records corresponded to acanthocephalans in the larval stage (cystacanths), for which anurans act as paratenic hosts. We observed a lack of specific taxonomic resolution in the identifications of most reports, because a large part of the records in the larval stage make morphological identification difficult. Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru are the countries with the most records, while Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay exhibited the lowest publication numbers, resulting in gaps in the distribution of acanthocephalans. We expanded the known number of anuran species parasitized by acanthocephalans, compared to the last published review. Overall, we aim to contribute to the understanding of diversity within this intriguing but understudied group.

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NeotropicalchecklistAcanthocephalaAmphibiansHelminthsInteractionHost-parasiteParasite ecology

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 98 , 2024 , e11
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