Haemoproteus syrnii and other haemosporidians infecting owls from North America
Long reads enabled the detection of mixed/co-infections. The link between genetic data and morphospecies was established in two cases. Several Leucocytozoon clades were observed; however, only one morphospecies, Leucocytozoo danilewskyi, has been described in owls. Thus, there is a need for a detailed analysis of blood stages to determine whether different owl Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon parasites exhibit morphological differences or represent cryptic species. Overall, this study underscores the importance of high-quality molecular data in characterizing the biodiversity of haemosporidian parasites.
Authors
- Gediminas Valkiūnas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-0280)
- Scott F. Beckerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7750-5136)
- Josef Harl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4915-3943)
- Ananías A. Escalante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-3430)
- M. Andreína Pacheco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5682-7299)
- Nohra E. Mateus‐Pinilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-7359)
- Francisco C. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-4121)
- Erica A. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-6228)
- Mitchell Oswald
- Axl S. Cepeda
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Futures Group (United States) (US)
- Life Services (United States) (US)
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Illinois Archaeological Survey (US)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05612-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign