Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness
Galls are an abnormal growth of plant tissue in response to the presence generally of an inducing insect, which ensures food and protection during specific periods of its life. Besides gall formers, a vast community of arthropods are associated with galls, including inquilines and parasitoids. Few...
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| author | Angélica Rodríguez-Cifuentes Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos Juan José Martínez Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón |
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Galls are an abnormal growth of plant tissue in response to the presence generally of an inducing insect, which ensures food and protection during specific periods of its life. Besides gall formers, a vast community of arthropods are associated with galls, including inquilines and parasitoids. Few studies have assessed the gall diversity and its associated insect community in Neotropical vascular plants. Here, we characterised the leaf gall diversity of Coccoloba barbadensis Jacq. (Polygonaceae) in a Mexican tropical dry forest, as well as their associated entomofauna based on morphology and DNA barcoding. Five different gall morphotypes were observed during both dry (April-June) and rainy (November) seasons. A total of 34 and 38 species of Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera were delimited with the 2% divergence criterion and the GMYC model, respectively. Based on our rearing observations and literature, Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) species might induce all leaf gall morphotypes, whereas hymenopterans are represented by parasitoid and probably inquiline species of the families Braconidae, Eulophidae, Eupelmidae, Platygastridae and Torymidae. Our results highlight the importance of performing integrative species delineation studies of arthropods present in galls to have an accurate knowledge of their diversity and trophic interactions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4595f976fbc74b67beb7895110669de82025-08-20T02:24:55ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062024-07-019510.22201/ib.20078706e.2024.95.5398Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richnessAngélica Rodríguez-Cifuentes0Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez1Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos2Juan José Martínez3Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoCONICET-Universidad de La PampaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Galls are an abnormal growth of plant tissue in response to the presence generally of an inducing insect, which ensures food and protection during specific periods of its life. Besides gall formers, a vast community of arthropods are associated with galls, including inquilines and parasitoids. Few studies have assessed the gall diversity and its associated insect community in Neotropical vascular plants. Here, we characterised the leaf gall diversity of Coccoloba barbadensis Jacq. (Polygonaceae) in a Mexican tropical dry forest, as well as their associated entomofauna based on morphology and DNA barcoding. Five different gall morphotypes were observed during both dry (April-June) and rainy (November) seasons. A total of 34 and 38 species of Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera were delimited with the 2% divergence criterion and the GMYC model, respectively. Based on our rearing observations and literature, Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) species might induce all leaf gall morphotypes, whereas hymenopterans are represented by parasitoid and probably inquiline species of the families Braconidae, Eulophidae, Eupelmidae, Platygastridae and Torymidae. Our results highlight the importance of performing integrative species delineation studies of arthropods present in galls to have an accurate knowledge of their diversity and trophic interactions. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5398Trophic interactionsHostParasitoidDNA barcodeGall former |
| spellingShingle | Angélica Rodríguez-Cifuentes Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos Juan José Martínez Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Trophic interactions Host Parasitoid DNA barcode Gall former |
| title | Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness |
| title_full | Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness |
| title_fullStr | Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness |
| title_short | Leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) and its associated insect species richness |
| title_sort | leaf gall diversity in the neotropical plant coccoloba barbadensis polygonaceae and its associated insect species richness |
| topic | Trophic interactions Host Parasitoid DNA barcode Gall former |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5398 |
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