Network analysis with either Illumina or MinION reveals that detecting vertebrate species requires metabarcoding of iDNA from a diverse fly community

A Srivathsan, RK Loh, EJ Ong, L Lee, Y Ang… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
DNA obtained from invertebrates (iDNA) can be metabarcoded in order to survey vertebrate
communities. However, little attention has been paid to the interaction between the …

The potential of aquatic bloodfeeding and nonbloodfeeding leeches as a tool for iDNA characterisation

C Lynggaard, A Oceguera‐Figueroa… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leeches play important roles in food webs due to their abundance, diversity and feeding
habits. Studies using invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) extracted from leech gut contents to …

Biological inventory of Ranomafana National Park tetrapods using leech-derived iDNA

M Fahmy, NAF Ravelomanantsoa, S Youssef… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The terrestrial blood feeding leeches of family Haemadipsidae are abundant throughout the
Indo-Pacific, a region which encompasses many of the world's biodiversity hotspots …

Caught red handed: iDNA points to wild source for CITES-protected contraband leeches

KM Williams, M Barkdull, M Fahmy, E Hekkala… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In October of 2018, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at Pearson
International Airport in Toronto notified the Wildlife Enforcement Branch of Environment and …

A new subspecies of Trypanosoma cyclops found in the Australian terrestrial leech Chtonobdella bilineata

J Ellis, J Barratt, A Kaufer, L Pearn, B Armstrong… - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
Previously, it was suggested that haemadipsid leeches represent an important vector of
trypanosomes amongst native animals in Australia. Consequently, Chtonobdella bilineata …

A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis

BX Su, JF Wang, TB Yang, G Hide, DH Lai… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leeches have long been considered potential vectors for the aquatic lineage of
trypanosomes, while bloodsucking insects are generally considered as the vectors for the …

Mosquito‐derived ingested DNA as a tool for monitoring terrestrial vertebrates within a peri‐urban environment

C Chivas, A Stow, A Harford, TJ Mooney… - …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Global biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate. Consequently, there is a pivotal need to
determine the occurrences and distributions of threatened species. Monitoring and detection …

[HTML][HTML] Blowfly-derived mammal DNA as mammal diversity assessment tool: Determination of dispersal activity and flight range of tropical blowflies

PS Lee, MH Dong, XL Yan, TY He, SF Yu… - Biodiversity Data …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mammalian DNA extracted from the invertebrates, especially blowfly-derived DNA, has been
suggested as a useful tool to complement traditional field methods for terrestrial mammal …

Swatting Flies: Biting Insects as Non‐Invasive Samplers for Mammalian Population Genomics

A Khan, R Carter, CD Mpamhanga, D Masiga… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in next‐generation sequencing have allowed the use of DNA obtained from
unusual sources for wildlife studies. However, these samples have been used …

Multilocus metabarcoding of terrestrial leech bloodmeal iDNA increases species richness uncovered in surveys of vertebrate host biodiversity

M Fahmy, KM Williams, M Tessler… - The Journal of …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Leech-derived invertebrate DNA (iDNA) has been successfully leveraged to conduct
surveys of vertebrate host biodiversity across the Indo Pacific. However, this technique has …