Molecular identification of Campanulotes bidentatus Scopoli, 1763 (Phthiraptera, Philopteridae) infecting the domestic pigeon Columba livia from Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: The taxonomy of the order Phthiraptera is unstable and still problematic to researchers. Most of the current taxon classifications are mainly based on morphological features. Campanulotes bidentatus belongs to the chewing lice of the Philopteridae family that mostly parasitic on birds. There is a lack of sequence data and phylogenetic analyses on the family Philopteridae. In the current study, C. bidentatus was collected from the domestic pigeon Columba livia and identified morphologically and molecularly based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI). The infection rate of the Campanulotes genus was approximately 58.82% in this study. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mt COI gene was informative for members of Philopt

SUBMITTER: Alajmi RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8071883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature