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An annotated checklist of the genus Pterygodermatites Wedl, 1861 (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), with notes on hosts and geographical distribution

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Species of rictulariid nematodes belonging to the genus Pterygodermatites Wedl, 1861 are parasites of mammals with a wide geographical distribution. The taxonomy of this speciose genus is complex and based mainly on morphological traits of the cephalic structures and cuticular processes. Currently, the known species are allocated to five subgenera [P. (Paucipectines), P. (Neopaucipectines), P. (Multipectines), P. (Pterygodermatites) and P. (Mesopectines)], based on the classification proposed in 1969 by Quentin. Studies on life cycles, taxonomy, biogeography and association of these parasites with mammals peaked at the end of the 1960s. Although the momentum was lost, new species and geographic records have been added in the last 50 years. Therefore, an updated checklist of species of Pterygodermatites is presented here, based on a literature survey. Information on classification, geographical distribution and host range obtained for 68 species is presented, including a distribution map. Moreover, the main differential morphological traits related to each species are tabulated. More than 140 species from 10 different mammalian orders (Carnivora, Chiroptera, Didelphimorphia, Erinaceomorpha, Macroscelidae, Microbiotheria, Paucituberculata, Primates, Rodentia and Xenarthra) have been reported as hosts of Pterygodermatites spp. The taxonomic information here compiled can contribute to future studies on the biogeography, in addition to evolutionary and ecological aspects of this diverse but poorly known genus of parasitic nematodes of mammals.

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The authors would like to thank Yasmin Madureira for her contributions to the previous version of this work. Thanks are due to Dr. Yuri Luiz Reis Leite, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, for the help and incentive to the master's dissertation that in part originated this contribution.  We thank the National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES) (master scholarship to MBS), National Council for Scientific and Technological (CNPq) (research scholarship to HAP) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) (doctoral scholarship to MSB).

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Simões, M.B., Pinto, H.A. & Moreira, N.I.B. An annotated checklist of the genus Pterygodermatites Wedl, 1861 (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), with notes on hosts and geographical distribution. Syst Parasitol 99, 253–283 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-022-10024-w

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