Table 2 Summary of all featured parasite groups in order of appearance in the text, including host taxa (in alphabetical order, multiple affected species per genus denoted as spp.), host castes (m—male, w—worker, s—soldier, q—queen/gyne, IC—intercaste), regions of occurrence and elicited morphological changes as defined in Table 1; doubtful cases marked with *
Parasite taxa | Host taxa | Host castes | Regions | Syndromes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nematoda | Mermithidae: Pheromermis, Agamomermis, Allomermis, Camponotimermis, Hexamermis, “Mermis”*, Meximermis | Aphaenogaster subterranea, Camponotus spp., Cephalotes minutus, Colobopsis spp., Eciton burchellii, Ectatomma spp., Lasius spp., Myrmica spp., Odontomachus spp., Pachycondyla spp., Pheidole spp., Polyrhachis spp., Solenopsis spp., Tetramorium caespitum | m, w*, s*, q, IC | Europe, USA, South America, Australia, Papua New Guinea, D. R. Congo, Borneo | CU, PG, IC, PR, SXR |
Tetradonematidae: Myrmeconema neotropicum | Cephalotes atratus | w | Panama, Peru | CU, PR | |
Tetradonematidae: Tetradonema solenopsis* | Solenopsis invicta | w | Brazil | CU | |
Allantonematidae: Formicitylenchus oregonensis | Camponotus vicinus | q | USA | SXR | |
Seuratidae: Rabbium paradoxus* | Camponotus castaneus | w | USA | PG | |
Physalopteridae: Skrjabinoptera phrynosoma | Pogonomyrmex barbatus | w* | USA | CU, PG | |
Cestoda | Davainaeidae: Raillietina spp., Cotugnia spp. | Leptothorax spp., Monomorium spp., Myrmica spp., Pachycondyla sennaarensis, Pheidole spp., Tetramorium spp., Formica rufa* | m, w, s, q | Europe, USA, India, Australia, Sudan | CU |
Dilepididae: Anomotaenia spp., Choanotaenia spp. | Harpagoxenus sublaevis, Leptothorax acervorum, Temnothorax spp. | m, w, s, q, IC | Europe, USA | CU, IC, PR, SXR | |
Apicomplexa | Neogregarinorida: Lipotrophidae: Mattesia sp. | Harpagoxenus sublaevis, Leptothorax spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Myrmecia spp., Myrmica rubra, Solenopsis spp., Temnothorax spp. | m, w, q | Canada, USA, Europe, Brazil, Australia* | CU |
Fungi (inc. sed.) | Myrmicinosporidium durum | Aphaenogaster senilis, Cardiocondyla elegans, Cataglyphis hispanica, Crematogaster auberti, Goniomma hispanicum, Strongylognathus ceciliae, Messor barbarus, Nylanderia vividula, Pheidole spp., Plagiolepis spp., Pogonomyrmex spp., Solenopsis spp., Strumigenys membranifera, Tapinoma spp., Temnothorax spp., Tetramorium spp. | m, w, s, q | USA, Europe, Japan, Galapagos Is | CU, PG |
Virus (?)* | “Labial Gland Disease” | Camponotus spp., Formica spp., Prenolepis spp. | m, w, q | USA, Europe, Japan | CU, IC, SXR |