Data supporting a molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia

Bush, Sarah E.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Gustafsson, Daniel; Allen, Julie M.; DiBlasi, Emily; Shreve, Scott M.; Boldt, Rachel; Skeen, Heather; Johnson, Kevin P.

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2015.10.022

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“…However, apart from the peculiar abdominal chaetotaxy and the sexually dimorphic antennae, there are very few characters that actually separate N. menuraelyrae from other species of Guimaraesiella. We find the genetic placement of this species within Clade A-1 by Bush et al (2015Bush et al ( , 2016fig. 3a; specimen 129) consistent with other morphological characters.…”

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 67%

“…3a; specimen 129) consistent with other morphological characters. Statistical support for the placement of N. menuraelyrae in this clade is high (Bush et al 2015(Bush et al , 2016. Whatever the correct generic name for this clade is, N. menuraelyrae belongs within it.…”

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Molecular data indicate that the type species of Nitzschinirmus Mey & Barker, 2014 is firmly nested within Guimaraesiella (Bush et al 2015(Bush et al , 2016. Nevertheless, Mey (2017: 91) argues that despite this placement, there "gar nicht zur Debatte stehen kann" (= "can be no debate") that Nitzschnirmus is a valid genus, and lists it as such in his Appendix III.…”

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gustafsson & Bush (2017 considered Xobugirado, Allobrueelia, and Allonirmus to be indistinguishable from Guimaraesiella. Moreover, the type species of Guimaraesiella was included in the phylogeny of Bush et al (2015Bush et al ( , 2016fig. 3a; specimens 175 and 176), and placed in the same clade as N. menuraelyrae, with high support.…”

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In conclusion, the resurrection of Nitzschinirmus from synonymy under Guimaraesiella is unjustified. Furthermore, accepting Nitzschinirmus as a distinct genus would mean that Guimaraesiella, as characterised genetically by Bush et al (2015Bush et al ( , 2016 and morphologically by Gustafsson & Bush (2017), would need to be divided into dozens of small, monotypic genera to avoid paraphyly. Virtually all of these genera would be morphologically indistinguishable from each other, which would substantially hinder future taxonomic work.…”

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The genera and species of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017)

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Two large taxonomic revisions of chewing lice belonging to the Brueelia-complex were published independently in 2017: Gustafsson & Bush (August 2017) and Mey (September 2017). However, Mey (2017) was incorrectly dated “Dezember 2016” on the title page. These two publications described many of the same taxonomic units under different names and therefore, the names in Gustafsson and Bush (2017) have priority over the synonyms in Mey (2017). Here we clarify some of the resulting taxonomic confusion. Firstly, we confirm the availability of the genera Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 and Acronirmus Eichler, 1953, as well as the status of Nitzschinirmus Mey & Barker, 2014 as a junior synonym of Guimaraesiella. Nine genera were described and simultaneously placed as juniors synonyms by Mey (2017: 182). We agree with his synonymy in seven of them: Australnirmus Mey, 2017 under Saepocephalum Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Couanirmus Mey, 2017 under Couala Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Estrildinirmus Mey, 2017 under Mirandofures Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Harpactiacus Mey, 2017 under Harpactrox Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Leiothrichinirmus Mey, 2017 under Resartor Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Manucodiacus Mey, 2017 under Manucodicola Gustafsson & Bush, 2017, and Protonirmus Mey, 2017 under Ceratocista Gustafsson & Bush, 2017. Furthermore, Mey (2017) described and placed Pomatostomiacus as an absolute junior synonym of Sychraella Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; here, we argue that Pomatostomiacus is actually a junior synonym of Anarchonirmus Gustafsson & Bush, 2017. Also, Mey (2017) described and placed Timalinirmus as a probable junior synonym of Turdinirmoides Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; here we argue that Timalinirmus is a valid genus.We place ten more genera from Mey (2017) as junior synonyms, as follows: Callaenirmus Mey, 2017 and Philemoniellus Mey, 2017 under Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949; Carpodaciella Mey, 2017 under Turdinirmoides Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Cinclosomatiellum Mey, 2017 under Maculinirmus Złotorzycka, 1964; Koanirmus Mey, 2017 and Tesonirmus Mey, 2017 under Couala Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Garrulaxeus Mey, 2017 under Priceiella (Camurnirmus) Gustafsson & Bush, 2017; Lycocoranirmus Mey, 2017 under Corvonirmus Eichler, 1944; Neosittiella Mey, 2017 and Plesionirmus Mey, 2017 under Brueelia Kéler, 1936. We accept Melinirmus Mey, 2017 as valid, and Mohoaticus Mey, 2017 as a valid subgenus of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949. Also, we provisionally accept Ptilononirmus Mey, 2017 as valid but, until a proper redescription determines its true status, we categorize Ptilononirmus as genus inquirenda. We accept most species described by Mey (2017) as valid, except for two which we place as junior synonyms: Callaenirmus kokakophilus Mey, 2017 under Brueelia callaeincola Valim & Palma, 2015, and Mohoaticus pteroacariphagus Mey, 2017 under Guimaraesiella (Mohoaticus) diaprepes (Kellogg & Chapman, 1902). We agree with Mey’s assessment that four of his new species are junior synonyms of previously described taxa. Furthermore, among the species (subspecies) described by Mey (2017) as new, we establish 31 new generic (subgeneric) combinations, and we regard 16 species as species inquirenda, and three as incertae sedis.

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Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Status Of Nitzschinirmus Mey and Barker 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Host and parasite morphology influence congruence between host and parasite phylogenies

Sweet

Bush

Gustafsson

et al. 2018

International Journal for Parasitology

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Comparisons of host and parasite phylogenies often show varying degrees of phylogenetic congruence. However, few studies have rigorously explored the factors driving this variation. Multiple factors such as host or parasite morphology may govern the degree of phylogenetic congruence. An ideal analysis for understanding the factors correlated with congruence would focus on a diverse host-parasite system for increased variation and statistical power. In this study, we focused on the Brueelia-complex, a diverse and widespread group of feather lice that primarily parasitise songbirds. We generated a molecular phylogeny of the lice and compared this tree with a phylogeny of their avian hosts. We also tested for the contribution of each host-parasite association to the overall congruence. The two trees overall were significantly congruent, but the contribution of individual associations to this congruence varied. To understand this variation, we developed a novel approach to test whether host, parasite or biogeographic factors were statistically associated with patterns of congruence. Both host plumage dimorphism and parasite ecomorphology were associated with patterns of congruence, whereas host body size, other plumage traits and biogeography were not. Our results lay the framework for future studies to further elucidate how these factors influence the process of host-parasite coevolution.

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Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo

Madrid

Sychra

Benedick

et al. 2020

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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The tropical rainforests of Sundaland are a global biodiversity hotspot increasingly threatened by human activities. While parasitic insects are an important component of the ecosystem, their diversity and parasite-host relations are poorly understood in the tropics. We investigated parasites of passerine birds, the chewing lice of the speciose genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in a natural rainforest community of Malaysian Borneo. Based on morphology, we registered 10 species of lice from 14 bird species of six different host families. This indicated a high degree of host specificity and that the complexity of the system could be underestimated with the potential for cryptic lineages/species to be present. We tested the species boundaries by combining morphological, genetic and host speciation diversity. The phylogenetic relationships of lice were investigated by analyzing the partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I ( COI ) and the nuclear elongation factor alpha ( EF-1α ) genes sequences of the species. This revealed a monophyletic group of Myrsidea lineages from seven hosts of the avian family Pycnonotidae, one host of Timaliidae and one host of Pellorneidae. However, species delimitation methods supported the species boundaries hypothesized by morphological studies and confirmed that four species of Myrsidea are not single host specific. Cophylogenetic analysis by both distance-based test ParaFit and event-based method Jane confirmed overall congruence between the phylogenies of Myrsidea and their hosts. In total we recorded three cospeciation events for 14 host-parasite associations. However only one host-parasite link ( M. carmenae and their hosts Terpsiphone affinis and Hypothymis azurea) was significant after the multiple testing correction in ParaFit. Four new species are described: Myrsidea carmenae sp.n. ex Hypothymis azurea and Terpsiphone affinis , Myrsidea franciscae sp.n. ex Rhipidura javanica , Myrsidea ramoni sp.n. ex Copsychus malabaricus stricklandii , and Myrsidea victoriae sp.n. ex. Turdinus sepiarius .

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Data supporting a molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

The genera and species of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017)

The genera and species of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017)

Host and parasite morphology influence congruence between host and parasite phylogenies

Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo

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