Table 4 Molecular identification of haemosporidians in pools of parous C. circumscriptus and C. paolae females trapped in avian nests and surroundings. Lineages and accession numbers from GenBank sequences showing the highest percentage of coverage and identity to those found in this study are shown. Previous information regarding these sequences is reported including the parasite morphospecies (when described), avian hosts and potential insect vectors (in bold) according to information of the reported sequences
Pool code | Host in this study | Closest lineages (morphospecies) | GenBank ID | Potential avian hosts and vectors described | Coverage/identity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N7c35 (Accession no.: MH237967) | C. paolae | H1CG.1 (Haemoproteus coraciae) | KU297278 | C. garrulus | 93/99 |
N26c1 NFc1 | C. circumscriptus C. paolae | Turdus2 (H. minutus) | MF625183 KM361485 KJ488583 KC818452 JN819398 JN819388 JN819383 HQ398208 DQ630013 DQ060772 | E. rubecula G. glandarius M. striata T. merula T. assimilis T. icterocephala B. lineola | 100/100 |
NEc3 NEc4 | C. circumscriptus | GAGLA05 GAGLA03 (Haemoproteus sp.) | KX831071 KJ488735 GU085197 MF594402 MF095639 | G. glandarius C. circumscriptus | 100/100 |
AGALM4 | C. circumscriptus | AEFUN03 (Haemoproteus sp.) | KP715101 | A. funereus | 100/100 |
N31c2 | C. paolae | SYAT05 (Plasmodium vaughani) | MF817773 MF347700 KJ488789 JF411406 AB477124 DQ847271 | C. caeruleus S. maurus S. unicolor S. atricapilla T. merula T. migratorius T. philomelos T. viscivorus C. pipiens | 100/100 |