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Endoparasitoidism Reflections on the Structure of a Cecidomyiid-Gall on Piptocarpha macropoda (DC.) Baker (Asteraceae)

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Piptocarpha macropoda (DC.) Baker (Asteraceae) hosts globoid galls induced by cecidomyiid, which may occur as clusters or as solitary stem galls. The cecidomyiid in clustered galls is attacked by a Platygaster sp. (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), a polyembryonic endoparasitoid. As each individual cecidomyiid supports many parasitoids, we suppose that high consumption of nutrients by the parasitized galling insect will impact gall structural and histochemical profiles. The parasitized and unparasitized galls were morphologically and histochemically evaluated and, in addition, the bodies of parasitized and unparasitized galling larvae were measured. The main consequence of the presence of the endoparasitoids over gall structure is the increase in gall size and nutritive cell layers. Despite the difference in size between galls with and without the endoparasitoids, the parasitized and unparasitized cecidomyiid larvae had similar sizes. This is evidence of a positive impact of the Platygaster sp. feeding demand over gall growth, but of a null impact on the cecidomyiid body. This scenario indicates a hyperstimulation on plant cells and tissues by the parasitized cecidomyiid.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. The authors are grateful to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP—INCT/Hympar) and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for financial support. DCO and RMSI are grateful for a fellowship provided by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq-304981/2019-2 and 304535/2019-2).

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  1. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Biologia, Uberlвndia, Brazil

    Uiara Costa Rezende & Denis Coelho de Oliveira

  2. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Nina de Castro Jorge & Rosy Mary dos Santos Isaías

  3. Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Ouro Preto, Brazil

    Bárbara Dolabela

  4. Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Biología, San Pedro Montes de Oca, Costa Rica

    Paul Hanson

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Uiara Costa Rezende, de Castro Jorge, N., Dolabela, B. et al. Endoparasitoidism Reflections on the Structure of a Cecidomyiid-Gall on Piptocarpha macropoda (DC.) Baker (Asteraceae). Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 49 (Suppl 1), S198–S202 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359022130179

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