Population structure of Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
The findings provide strong evidence of cryptic species within An. bellator, which appears to consist of at least three sibling groups: one from Trinidad and Tobago; An. bellator B, which includes sequences from Camacan; and An. bellator A, which contains sequences from Colombia, Itaparica, Ilha Grande, São Paulo, Florianópolis, Ilha do Mel, and Antonina. Despite its geographical proximity to Camacan (280 km), the Itaparica population clusters with southern populations ~2,000 km away, while remaining genetically distinct from them. Additionally, the study identified higher F ST values between the Ilha Grande population and other southern Brazilian samples, highlighting further genetic divergence.
Authors
- Andre Akira Gonzaga Yoshikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-4544)
- Kamila Voges
- Luísa D. P. Rona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-3950)
- Sabrina Fernandes Cardoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-6764)
- Antonio Bernardo Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8959-6469)
- André Nóbrega Pitaluga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6745-5542)
- Iara Carolini Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-0841)
Institutions
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760240287
- Primary Topic
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina