Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation

Background: Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of domestic ungulates, and its association with a variety of animal and human pathogens. Recent observations, however, have challen...

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Main Authors: Beati, Lorenza, Nava, Santiago, Burkman, Erica J., Barros Battesti, Darci M., Labruna, Marcelo B., Guglielmone, Alberto, Cáceres, Abraham G., Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M., Léon, Renato, Durden, Lance A., Faccini, João L.H.
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author Beati, Lorenza
Nava, Santiago
Burkman, Erica J.
Barros Battesti, Darci M.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Guglielmone, Alberto
Cáceres, Abraham G.
Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M.
Léon, Renato
Durden, Lance A.
Faccini, João L.H.
author_browse Barros Battesti, Darci M.
Beati, Lorenza
Burkman, Erica J.
Cáceres, Abraham G.
Durden, Lance A.
Faccini, João L.H.
Guglielmone, Alberto
Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Léon, Renato
Nava, Santiago
author_facet Beati, Lorenza
Nava, Santiago
Burkman, Erica J.
Barros Battesti, Darci M.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Guglielmone, Alberto
Cáceres, Abraham G.
Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M.
Léon, Renato
Durden, Lance A.
Faccini, João L.H.
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description Background: Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of domestic ungulates, and its association with a variety of animal and human pathogens. Recent observations, however, have challenged the taxonomic status of this tick and indicated that intraspecific cryptic speciation might be occurring. In the present study, we investigate the evolutionary and demographic history of this tick and examine its genetic structure based on the analyses of three mitochondrial (12SrDNA, d-loop, and COII) and one nuclear (ITS2) genes. Because A. cajennense is characterized by a typical trans-Amazonian distribution, lineage divergence dating is also performed to establish whether genetic diversity can be linked to dated vicariant events which shaped the topology of the Neotropics. Results: Total evidence analyses of the concatenated mtDNA and nuclear + mtDNA datasets resulted in well-resolved and fully congruent reconstructions of the relationships within A. cajennense. The phylogenetic analyses consistently found A. cajennense to be monophyletic and to be separated into six genetic units defined by mutually exclusive haplotype compositions and habitat associations. Also, genetic divergence values showed that these lineages are as distinct from each other as recognized separate species of the same genus. The six clades are deeply split and node dating indicates that they started diverging in the middle-late Miocene. Conclusions: Behavioral differences and the results of laboratory cross-breeding experiments had already indicated that A. cajennense might be a complex of distinct taxonomic units. The combined and congruent mitochondrial and nuclear genetic evidence from this study reveals that A. cajennense is an assembly of six distinct species which have evolved separately from each other since at least 13.2 million years ago (Mya) in the earliest and 3.3 Mya in the latest lineages. The temporal and spatial diversification modes of the six lineages overlap the phylogeographical history of other organisms with similar extant trans-Amazonian distributions and are consistent with the present prevailing hypothesis that Neotropical diversity often finds its origins in the Miocene, after the Andean uplift changed the topology and consequently the climate and ecology of the Neotropics.
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spelling INTA29952018-08-07T18:37:55Z Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation Beati, Lorenza Nava, Santiago Burkman, Erica J. Barros Battesti, Darci M. Labruna, Marcelo B. Guglielmone, Alberto Cáceres, Abraham G. Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M. Léon, Renato Durden, Lance A. Faccini, João L.H. Amblyomma cajennense Genética Distribución Geográfica Ecosistema Genetics Geographical Distribution Ecosystems Garrapatas Background: Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of domestic ungulates, and its association with a variety of animal and human pathogens. Recent observations, however, have challenged the taxonomic status of this tick and indicated that intraspecific cryptic speciation might be occurring. In the present study, we investigate the evolutionary and demographic history of this tick and examine its genetic structure based on the analyses of three mitochondrial (12SrDNA, d-loop, and COII) and one nuclear (ITS2) genes. Because A. cajennense is characterized by a typical trans-Amazonian distribution, lineage divergence dating is also performed to establish whether genetic diversity can be linked to dated vicariant events which shaped the topology of the Neotropics. Results: Total evidence analyses of the concatenated mtDNA and nuclear + mtDNA datasets resulted in well-resolved and fully congruent reconstructions of the relationships within A. cajennense. The phylogenetic analyses consistently found A. cajennense to be monophyletic and to be separated into six genetic units defined by mutually exclusive haplotype compositions and habitat associations. Also, genetic divergence values showed that these lineages are as distinct from each other as recognized separate species of the same genus. The six clades are deeply split and node dating indicates that they started diverging in the middle-late Miocene. Conclusions: Behavioral differences and the results of laboratory cross-breeding experiments had already indicated that A. cajennense might be a complex of distinct taxonomic units. The combined and congruent mitochondrial and nuclear genetic evidence from this study reveals that A. cajennense is an assembly of six distinct species which have evolved separately from each other since at least 13.2 million years ago (Mya) in the earliest and 3.3 Mya in the latest lineages. The temporal and spatial diversification modes of the six lineages overlap the phylogeographical history of other organisms with similar extant trans-Amazonian distributions and are consistent with the present prevailing hypothesis that Neotropical diversity often finds its origins in the Miocene, after the Andean uplift changed the topology and consequently the climate and ecology of the Neotropics. EEA Rafaela Fil: Beati, Lorenza. Georgia Southern University. Institute for Coastal Plain Science. United States National Tick Collection; Estados Unidos Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Burkman, Erica J. Georgia Southern University. Institute for Coastal Plain Science. United States National Tick Collection; Estados Unidos. University of Georgia. College of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Infectious Diseases; Estados Unidos Fil: Barros Battesti, Darci M. Governo Do Estado de Sao Paulo. Secretaria Da Saude. Instituto Butantan. Laboratório de Parasitologia; Brasil Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Guglielmone, Alberto Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Regional Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Cáceres, Abraham G. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marco. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento Académico de Microbiologia Médica; Perú. Instituto Nacional de Salud. Laboratorio de Entomología; Perú Fil: Guzman Cornejo, Carmen. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Biología Comparada. Laboratorio de Acarología; México Fil: Léon, Renato. Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales. Laboratorio de Entomología Médica y Medicina Tropical (LEMMT); Ecuador Fil: Durden, Lance A. Georgia Southern University. Biology Department; Estados Unidos Fil: Faccini, João L.H. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Veterinária. Departamento de Parasitologia Animal; Brasil 2018-08-07T11:51:41Z 2018-08-07T11:51:41Z 2013-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-13-267 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2995 1471-2148 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-267 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 : 267 (2013)
spellingShingle Amblyomma cajennense
Genética
Distribución Geográfica
Ecosistema
Genetics
Geographical Distribution
Ecosystems
Garrapatas
Beati, Lorenza
Nava, Santiago
Burkman, Erica J.
Barros Battesti, Darci M.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Guglielmone, Alberto
Cáceres, Abraham G.
Guzman Cornejo, Carmen M.
Léon, Renato
Durden, Lance A.
Faccini, João L.H.
Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title_full Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title_fullStr Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title_full_unstemmed Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title_short Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
title_sort amblyomma cajennense fabricius 1787 acari ixodidae the cayenne tick phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation
topic Amblyomma cajennense
Genética
Distribución Geográfica
Ecosistema
Genetics
Geographical Distribution
Ecosystems
Garrapatas
url https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-13-267
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2995
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-267
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