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@article{1368331, author = {Kmentová, Nikol and Gelnar, Milan and Mendlová, Monika and Van Steenberge, Maarten and Koblmüller, Stephan and Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan}, article_location = {London}, article_number = {December}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39605}, keywords = {Monogenea; host specificity; Bathybates; Hemibates}, language = {eng}, issn = {2045-2322}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, title = {Reduced host-specificity in a parasite infecting non-littoral Lake Tanganyika cichlids evidenced by intraspecific morphological and genetic diversity.}, url = {http://www.nature.com/articles/srep39605}, volume = {6}, year = {2016} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1368331 AU - Kmentová, Nikol - Gelnar, Milan - Mendlová, Monika - Van Steenberge, Maarten - Koblmüller, Stephan - Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan PY - 2016 TI - Reduced host-specificity in a parasite infecting non-littoral Lake Tanganyika cichlids evidenced by intraspecific morphological and genetic diversity. JF - Scientific Reports VL - 6 IS - December SP - "nestrankovano" EP - "nestrankovano" PB - Nature Publishing Group SN - 20452322 KW - Monogenea KW - host specificity KW - Bathybates KW - Hemibates UR - http://www.nature.com/articles/srep39605 L2 - http://www.nature.com/articles/srep39605 N2 - Lake Tanganyika is well-known for its high species-richness and rapid radiation processes. Its assemblage of cichlid fishes recently gained momentum as a framework to study parasite ecology and evolution. It offers a rare chance to investigate the influence of a deepwater lifestyle in a freshwater fish-parasite system. Our study represents the first investigation of parasite intraspecific genetic structure related to host specificity in the lake. It focused on the monogenean flatworm Cichlidogyrus casuarinus infecting deepwater cichlids belonging to Bathybates and Hemibates. Morphological examination of C. casuarinus had previously suggested a broad host range, while the lake’s other Cichlidogyrus species are usually host specific. However, ongoing speciation or cryptic diversity could not be excluded. To distinguish between these hypotheses, we analysed intraspecific diversity of C. casuarinus. Monogeneans from nearly all representatives of the host genera were examined using morphometrics, geomorphometrics and genetics. We confirmed the low host-specificity of C. casuarinus based on morphology and nuclear DNA. Yet, intraspecific variation of sclerotized structures was observed. Nevertheless, the highly variable mitochondrial DNA indicated recent population expansion, but no ongoing parasite speciation, confirming, for the first time in freshwater, reduced parasite host specificity in the deepwater realm, probably an adaptation to low host availability. ER -
KMENTOVÁ, Nikol, Milan GELNAR, Monika MENDLOVÁ, Maarten VAN STEENBERGE, Stephan KOBLMÜLLER and Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE. Reduced host-specificity in a parasite infecting non-littoral Lake Tanganyika cichlids evidenced by intraspecific morphological and genetic diversity. \textit{Scientific Reports}. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2016, vol.~6, December, p.~''nestrankovano'', 15 pp. ISSN~2045-2322. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39605.
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