E. Sy, S. Schoppe, M. L. Diesmos, Theresa Mundita S. Lim, A. Diesmos
The Philippine or Palawan Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis is the only endemic turtle known to occur in the Philippines. It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 2000 and has been considered as one of the world’s top 25 most endangered turtles since 2003. The species is accorded protection nationally by the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Act of 2001 and its international commercial trade is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). However, the publication of its rediscovery in 2004 triggered unrelenting poaching and trafficking for the pet trade nationally and internationally. With the aim of quantifying the extent of poaching and to provide insight on the trade dynamics, we analyzed seizure records from 2004–2018 and conducted physical and online market surveys in 2017–2018. Twenty-three (23) seizure incidents involving 4,723 Philippine Forest Turtles were recorded in the last 15 years. Based on an online survey, we estimated that an additional 1,200 Philippine Forest Turtles were smuggled and illegally sold in China in 2015. The majority of the 74 live individuals exported legally from the Philippines were likely sourced illegally from the wild and declared fraudulently as captive bred by exporters to obtain CITES permits. While habitat loss or degradation is a major threat, the illegal pet trade remains the most important factor threatening the survival of the Philippine Forest Turtles in the wild.
{"title":"Endangered by trade: seizure analysis of the critically endangered Philippine Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis from 2004–2018","authors":"E. Sy, S. Schoppe, M. L. Diesmos, Theresa Mundita S. Lim, A. Diesmos","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020b14003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020b14003","url":null,"abstract":"The Philippine or Palawan Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis is the only endemic turtle known to occur in the Philippines. It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 2000 and has been considered as one of the world’s top 25 most endangered turtles since 2003. The species is accorded protection nationally by the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Act of 2001 and its international commercial trade is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). However, the publication of its rediscovery in 2004 triggered unrelenting poaching and trafficking for the pet trade nationally and internationally. With the aim of quantifying the extent of poaching and to provide insight on the trade dynamics, we analyzed seizure records from 2004–2018 and conducted physical and online market surveys in 2017–2018. Twenty-three (23) seizure incidents involving 4,723 Philippine Forest Turtles were recorded in the last 15 years. Based on an online survey, we estimated that an additional 1,200 Philippine Forest Turtles were smuggled and illegally sold in China in 2015. The majority of the 74 live individuals exported legally from the Philippines were likely sourced illegally from the wild and declared fraudulently as captive bred by exporters to obtain CITES permits. While habitat loss or degradation is a major threat, the illegal pet trade remains the most important factor threatening the survival of the Philippine Forest Turtles in the wild.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44541607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camila G. Meneses, Cameron D. Siler, J. C. Gonzalez, P. L. Wood, Rafe M. Brown
We report on the first molecular estimates of phylogenetic relationships of Brachymeles dalawangdaliri (Scincidae) and Pseudogekko isapa (Gekkonidae), and present new data on phenotypic variation in these two poorly known taxa, endemic to the Romblon Island Group of the central Philippines. Because both species were recently described on the basis of few, relatively older, museum specimens collected in the early 1970s (when preservation of genetic material was not yet standard practice in biodiversity field inventories), neither taxon has ever been included in modern molecular phylogenetic analyses. Likewise, because the original type series for each species consisted of only a few specimens, biologists have been unable to assess standard morphological variation in either taxon, or statistically assess the importance of characters contributing to their diagnoses and identification. Here we ameliorate both historical shortfalls. First, our new genetic data allowed us to perform novel molecular phylogenetic analyses aimed at elucidating the evolutionary relationships of these lineages; secondly, with population level phenotypic data, from the first statistical sample collected for either species, and including adults of both sexes. We reaffirm the distinctiveness of both named taxa as valid species, amend their diagnoses to facilitate the recognition of both, distinguish them from congeners, and consider the biogeographic affinities of both lineages. Our contribution emphasizes the conservation significance of Sibuyan Island’s Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park, the diverse, idiosyncratic biogeographic histories of its variably-assembled, highly endemic reptile fauna, and the critical importance of multiple, repeated, survey–resurvey studies for understanding forest community species composition and the evolutionary history of Philippine biodiversity.
{"title":"Molecular phylogenetic estimates of evolutionary affinities and the first reports of phenotypic variation in two secretive, endemic reptiles from the Romblon Island Group, central Philippines) from Luzon Island, the Philippines","authors":"Camila G. Meneses, Cameron D. Siler, J. C. Gonzalez, P. L. Wood, Rafe M. Brown","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020b14002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020b14002","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the first molecular estimates of phylogenetic relationships of Brachymeles dalawangdaliri (Scincidae) and Pseudogekko isapa (Gekkonidae), and present new data on phenotypic variation in these two poorly known taxa, endemic to the Romblon Island Group of the central Philippines. Because both species were recently described on the basis of few, relatively older, museum specimens collected in the early 1970s (when preservation of genetic material was not yet standard practice in biodiversity field inventories), neither taxon has ever been included in modern molecular phylogenetic analyses. Likewise, because the original type series for each species consisted of only a few specimens, biologists have been unable to assess standard morphological variation in either taxon, or statistically assess the importance of characters contributing to their diagnoses and identification. Here we ameliorate both historical shortfalls. First, our new genetic data allowed us to perform novel molecular phylogenetic analyses aimed at elucidating the evolutionary relationships of these lineages; secondly, with population level phenotypic data, from the first statistical sample collected for either species, and including adults of both sexes. We reaffirm the distinctiveness of both named taxa as valid species, amend their diagnoses to facilitate the recognition of both, distinguish them from congeners, and consider the biogeographic affinities of both lineages. Our contribution emphasizes the conservation significance of Sibuyan Island’s Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park, the diverse, idiosyncratic biogeographic histories of its variably-assembled, highly endemic reptile fauna, and the critical importance of multiple, repeated, survey–resurvey studies for understanding forest community species composition and the evolutionary history of Philippine biodiversity.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45917104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The poorly known Philippine freshwater crab, Sundathelphusa picta (von Martens, 1868) from Luzon Island is re-described and re-illustrated, using type material as well as other specimens sampled from near its type locality. Two similar congeners from Luzon, S. uva sp. nov. and S. angelito sp. nov., from the provinces of Bataan and Rizal, respectively, are described as new. These three species are united by their relatively small size, rounded and dome-shaped carapaces, proportionately short ambulatory legs, and stout male first gonopods. They are distinguished from each other by a suite of morphological characters, particularly of the carapace, male pleon and gonopods.
{"title":"Echoes from the past – the identity of Sundathelphusa picta (von Martens, 1868) and descriptions of two new species of freshwater crab (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae, Sundathelphusa) from Luzon Island, the Philippines","authors":"P. Ng, J. C. Mendoza","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020b14001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020b14001","url":null,"abstract":"The poorly known Philippine freshwater crab, Sundathelphusa picta (von Martens, 1868) from Luzon Island is re-described and re-illustrated, using type material as well as other specimens sampled from near its type locality. Two similar congeners from Luzon, S. uva sp. nov. and S. angelito sp. nov., from the provinces of Bataan and Rizal, respectively, are described as new. These three species are united by their relatively small size, rounded and dome-shaped carapaces, proportionately short ambulatory legs, and stout male first gonopods. They are distinguished from each other by a suite of morphological characters, particularly of the carapace, male pleon and gonopods.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47211511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trichomonad isolation from amphibians is new in the Philippines as trichomonad studies in the country are few, limited only to mammals, reptiles and birds. Moreover, there are very few studies on amphibian-associated trichomonad ultrastructure and morphology. Trichomitus batrachorum (Ts. batrachorum) was isolated from Rhinella marina fecal samples and identified using SEM and TEM for ultrastructural study and 18S rRNA gene sequencing. A 37.5% prevalence of Ts. batrachorum from R. marina was observed based on in vitro culture and molecular analysis. Characteristics of this coprozoic trichomonad that provided distinctive features for classification included body size and shape, three anterior flagella and a recurrent flagellum, lamelliform undulating membrane, type A costa periodicity, V-shaped parabasal body, well-developed pelta, shape and location of organelles such as the nucleus, blepharoplast, axostyle, comb-like organelle, hydrogenosomes and the observation of a pseudocyst stage. DNA sequence analysis corroborated these results, and generated phylogenetic trees with high bootstrap support further proved the identity of the isolate. The few identified trichomonads in the Philippines exhibit the capability for adaptation to new hosts and it is possible they have zoonotic potential. These findings contribute to the existing trichomonad data sets in the country. This is the first ultrastructural study of Ts. batrachorum species isolated from a toad.
{"title":"Occurrence and characterization of Trichomitus batrachorum (Protista, Trichomonadidae) from Rhinella marina (Amphibia, Bufonidae) in the Philippines","authors":"O. Agripo, D. Adao, W. Rivera","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020a14001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020a14001","url":null,"abstract":"Trichomonad isolation from amphibians is new in the Philippines as trichomonad studies in the country are few, limited only to mammals, reptiles and birds. Moreover, there are very few studies on amphibian-associated trichomonad ultrastructure and morphology. Trichomitus batrachorum (Ts. batrachorum) was isolated from Rhinella marina fecal samples and identified using SEM and TEM for ultrastructural study and 18S rRNA gene sequencing. A 37.5% prevalence of Ts. batrachorum from R. marina was observed based on in vitro culture and molecular analysis. Characteristics of this coprozoic trichomonad that provided distinctive features for classification included body size and shape, three anterior flagella and a recurrent flagellum, lamelliform undulating membrane, type A costa periodicity, V-shaped parabasal body, well-developed pelta, shape and location of organelles such as the nucleus, blepharoplast, axostyle, comb-like organelle, hydrogenosomes and the observation of a pseudocyst stage. DNA sequence analysis corroborated these results, and generated phylogenetic trees with high bootstrap support further proved the identity of the isolate. The few identified trichomonads in the Philippines exhibit the capability for adaptation to new hosts and it is possible they have zoonotic potential. These findings contribute to the existing trichomonad data sets in the country. This is the first ultrastructural study of Ts. batrachorum species isolated from a toad.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42858838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thraustochytrids are marine protists that can be abundantly found on fallen mangrove leaves. These organisms are drawing attention from scientists and commercial manufacturers alike primarily because they are able to produce omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in copious amounts within their cells. Scientists from Brazil, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand have capitalized on their country’s thraustochytrids; yet, in the Philippines only a limited number of researches have been conducted on these organisms. Thus, the significance of this research is to further investigate, supplement additional information, and add to the number of existing studies on the thraustochytrids from Philippine mangroves. This research isolated, purified, and characterized thraustochytrids present in yellow, yellow brown, and brown leaves from two (2) mangrove species—Avicennia and Rhizophora spp. in Pagbilao Mangrove Forest. The thraustochytrids from each leaf sample of the two mangrove species were isolated and purified on GYPSA (Glucose Yeast Peptone Sea Salt Agar) media. Morphological characterization was done through microscopy for partial identification. The isolates present on fallen mangrove leaves from Pagbilao, Quezon were preliminarily identified as morphologically indicative to either be Aurantiochytrium, Hondaea, or Monorhizochytrium.
{"title":"Occurrence of Thraustochytrids on fallen mangrove leaves from Pagbilao Mangrove Park, Quezon Province","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020a14006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020a14006","url":null,"abstract":"Thraustochytrids are marine protists that can be abundantly found on fallen mangrove leaves. These organisms are drawing attention from scientists and commercial manufacturers alike primarily because they are able to produce omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in copious amounts within their cells. Scientists from Brazil, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand have capitalized on their country’s thraustochytrids; yet, in the Philippines only a limited number of researches have been conducted on these organisms. Thus, the significance of this research is to further investigate, supplement additional information, and add to the number of existing studies on the thraustochytrids from Philippine mangroves. This research isolated, purified, and characterized thraustochytrids present in yellow, yellow brown, and brown leaves from two (2) mangrove species—Avicennia and Rhizophora spp. in Pagbilao Mangrove Forest. The thraustochytrids from each leaf sample of the two mangrove species were isolated and purified on GYPSA (Glucose Yeast Peptone Sea Salt Agar) media. Morphological characterization was done through microscopy for partial identification. The isolates present on fallen mangrove leaves from Pagbilao, Quezon were preliminarily identified as morphologically indicative to either be Aurantiochytrium, Hondaea, or Monorhizochytrium.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44553110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cellulose-degrading myxobacteria are common soil microorganisms with unique morphologies and are united forming the distinct Sorangium and Byssovorax clades in the Polyangiaceae family, order Myxococcales. Cells of these fascinating bacteria can glide, form fruiting bodies and degrade agar and cellulose. However, phenotypic studies based on the swarm, fruiting bodies and cellulose degradation pattern have shown many dissimilarities among strains suggesting more potential to identify new species in Sorangium clade. Currently, nine validly described species are recognized capable of decomposing cellulose in myxobacteria, of which eight species belong to the genus Sorangium and one species to Byssovorax. With the increasing number of species recently validated in Sorangium, likely there will also be more species of Byssovorax that can be found in the environment. BLAST search analysis of Byssovorax 16S rRNA gene sequences in NCBI public database (GenBank) revealed 97-98.8 % similarity with sequences derived from clones of uncultured bacteria. In Sorangium, six 16S rRNA gene sequences derived from clones of uncultured bacteria were identified occupying novel branches and exhibiting 96.9% – 98.6% similarities with type strains. Molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed the affiliations of these clones within Sorangium and Byssovorax clades, indicating potentially new species within these genera. Surprisingly, one sequence derived from a clone (DEN_SIP_103) may potentially represent a novel genus only if this strain can be successfully cultured in the future.
{"title":"Metagenomic approach for the isolation and cultivation of cellulose-degrading myxobacteria","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020a14003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020a14003","url":null,"abstract":"Cellulose-degrading myxobacteria are common soil microorganisms with unique morphologies and are united forming the distinct Sorangium and Byssovorax clades in the Polyangiaceae family, order Myxococcales. Cells of these fascinating bacteria can glide, form fruiting bodies and degrade agar and cellulose. However, phenotypic studies based on the swarm, fruiting bodies and cellulose degradation pattern have shown many dissimilarities among strains suggesting more potential to identify new species in Sorangium clade. Currently, nine validly described species are recognized capable of decomposing cellulose in myxobacteria, of which eight species belong to the genus Sorangium and one species to Byssovorax. With the increasing number of species recently validated in Sorangium, likely there will also be more species of Byssovorax that can be found in the environment. BLAST search analysis of Byssovorax 16S rRNA gene sequences in NCBI public database (GenBank) revealed 97-98.8 % similarity with sequences derived from clones of uncultured bacteria. In Sorangium, six 16S rRNA gene sequences derived from clones of uncultured bacteria were identified occupying novel branches and exhibiting 96.9% – 98.6% similarities with type strains. Molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed the affiliations of these clones within Sorangium and Byssovorax clades, indicating potentially new species within these genera. Surprisingly, one sequence derived from a clone (DEN_SIP_103) may potentially represent a novel genus only if this strain can be successfully cultured in the future.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43585016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Festschrift in honor of Dr. Irineo J. Dogma Jr. (Part 2-Special Issue)","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020a14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020a14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42168715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims to assess the intraspecific genetic diversity of Ixora macrophylla, a widespread species of Philippine Ixora recorded from several islands of the Philippines, and I. auriculata, an endemic species that has yet to be included in molecular studies of the Philippine Ixora. The number of haplotypes, haplotype diversity, and nucleotide diversity of 19 trnL-F and 17 ITS sequences of I. macrophylla, as well as 4 trnL-F and 4 ITS sequences of I. auriculata were obtained using DNAsp 5.10.1 software, and pairwise distances were calculated using the nucleotide Kimura 2-parameter using MEGA 6.06. Two haplotypes of trnL-F and nine haplotypes of ITS were identified in six populations of I. macrophylla. One of the two haplotypes of trnL-F was unique to the Mindoro population. One of the nine haplotypes of ITS was common among seven individuals from four populations. Intraspecific pairwise distances ranged from 0 to 0.1% for trnL-F and 0 to 0.9% for ITS. Mantel test showed weak correlations between the genetic and geographic distances for both trnL-F (r = -0.0380) and ITS (r = 0.0980) sequences. For the genetic diversity of I. auriculata, two haplotypes of trnL-F and four haplotypes of ITS were identified, with intraspecific pairwise distances ranging from 0 to 0.1% in trnL-F and 0.3 to 3.5% in ITS. The results for genetic diversity may be used to better understand the population genetics of the Philippine Ixora and provide insights for conservation.
{"title":"Genetic diversity of Ixora macrophylla Bartl. and Ixora auriculata Elmer (Rubiaceae) inferred from nrDNA (ITS) and cpDNA (trnL-f) sequence data","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2020a14002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2020a14002","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to assess the intraspecific genetic diversity of Ixora macrophylla, a widespread species of Philippine Ixora recorded from several islands of the Philippines, and I. auriculata, an endemic species that has yet to be included in molecular studies of the Philippine Ixora. The number of haplotypes, haplotype diversity, and nucleotide diversity of 19 trnL-F and 17 ITS sequences of I. macrophylla, as well as 4 trnL-F and 4 ITS sequences of I. auriculata were obtained using DNAsp 5.10.1 software, and pairwise distances were calculated using the nucleotide Kimura 2-parameter using MEGA 6.06. Two haplotypes of trnL-F and nine haplotypes of ITS were identified in six populations of I. macrophylla. One of the two haplotypes of trnL-F was unique to the Mindoro population. One of the nine haplotypes of ITS was common among seven individuals from four populations. Intraspecific pairwise distances ranged from 0 to 0.1% for trnL-F and 0 to 0.9% for ITS. Mantel test showed weak correlations between the genetic and geographic distances for both trnL-F (r = -0.0380) and ITS (r = 0.0980) sequences. For the genetic diversity of I. auriculata, two haplotypes of trnL-F and four haplotypes of ITS were identified, with intraspecific pairwise distances ranging from 0 to 0.1% in trnL-F and 0.3 to 3.5% in ITS. The results for genetic diversity may be used to better understand the population genetics of the Philippine Ixora and provide insights for conservation.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44897245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recent interest in the use of leeches as a source of eDNA by obtaining and analyzing traces of its last blood meal has proven noteworthy as a tool in screening biodiversity. As the method is fairly new and has relatively unexplored benefits, its assessment as a tool in such fields as ecology and biotechnology prompts further studies. This study was conducted to provide an alternative to collecting samples in poorly-explored areas or in areas where collection is very difficult, if not impossible. Using leeches collected from Angadanan, Isabela, DNA was extracted and cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was amplified using conventional PCR. Gene sequences from resulting amplicons were matched with similar sequences using BLASTn, where prey sequences were narrowed down to organisms with the highest match of no less than 85%. Highest score of similarities were obtained and species identified included Cyprinus carpio L. 1758, Homo sapiens L., 1758, Bos taurus L., 1758, Bubalus bubalis carabanensis L.S. Castillo, 1998, Equus caballus L., 1758, and Canis familiaris L., 1758. These results demonstrate that using leech-extracted blood meal may be a successful tool in screening vertebrate biodiversity.
{"title":"eDNA from culture-independent Hirudinaria bpling Phillips 2012 (Annelida: Hirundinidae) as a tool for biodiversity assessment","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2019b13005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2019b13005","url":null,"abstract":"Recent interest in the use of leeches as a source of eDNA by obtaining and analyzing traces of its last blood meal has proven noteworthy as a tool in screening biodiversity. As the method is fairly new and has relatively unexplored benefits, its assessment as a tool in such fields as ecology and biotechnology prompts further studies. This study was conducted to provide an alternative to collecting samples in poorly-explored areas or in areas where collection is very difficult, if not impossible. Using leeches collected from Angadanan, Isabela, DNA was extracted and cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was amplified using conventional PCR. Gene sequences from resulting amplicons were matched with similar sequences using BLASTn, where prey sequences were narrowed down to organisms with the highest match of no less than 85%. Highest score of similarities were obtained and species identified included Cyprinus carpio L. 1758, Homo sapiens L., 1758, Bos taurus L., 1758, Bubalus bubalis carabanensis L.S. Castillo, 1998, Equus caballus L., 1758, and Canis familiaris L., 1758. These results demonstrate that using leech-extracted blood meal may be a successful tool in screening vertebrate biodiversity.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47712312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There are limited studies on the diversity of Philippine lichenized fungi. This study collected and determined corticolous Graphidaceae from 38 collection sites in 10 municipalities of western Pangasinan province. The study found 35 Graphidaceae species belonging to 11 genera. Graphis is the dominant genus with 19 species. Other species belong to the genera Allographa (3 species) Fissurina (3), Phaeographis (3), while Austrotrema, Chapsa, Diorygma, Dyplolabia, Glyphis, Ocellularia, and Thelotrema had one species each. This taxonomic survey added 14 new records of Graphidaceae to the flora of western Pangasinan.
{"title":"Taxonomy and new records of Graphidaceae lichens in Western Pangasinan, Northern Philippines","authors":"W. T. Fajardo, P. Bawingan","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2019b13006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2019b13006","url":null,"abstract":"There are limited studies on the diversity of Philippine lichenized fungi. This study collected and determined corticolous Graphidaceae from 38 collection sites in 10 municipalities of western Pangasinan province. The study found 35 Graphidaceae species belonging to 11 genera. Graphis is the dominant genus with 19 species. Other species belong to the genera Allographa (3 species) Fissurina (3), Phaeographis (3), while Austrotrema, Chapsa, Diorygma, Dyplolabia, Glyphis, Ocellularia, and Thelotrema had one species each. This taxonomic survey added 14 new records of Graphidaceae to the flora of western Pangasinan.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47870204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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