Peer-reviewed publications
2023
9. Santacruz A*, Gamboa-Miranda R, Hernández- Mena D, Pérez-Ponce de León G & Ornelas-García CP*. Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: macroparasite diversity in the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus. Zoological Research, (in press).
2022
8. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2022). Filling the knowledge gap of Middle American freshwater fish parasite biodiversity: Metazoan parasite fauna of Nicaragua. Journal of Helminthology, 96, e24. link
7. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2022). The macroparasite fauna of cichlid fish from Nicaraguan lakes, a model system for understanding host–parasite diversification and speciation. Scientific Reports, 12, 3944. link
2021
6. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2021). Taxonomic assessment of the genus Procamallanus (Nematoda) in Middle American cichlids (Osteichthyes) with molecular data, with the description of a new species from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Parasitology Research, 120, 1965-1977. pdf
2020
5. Santacruz A, Ornelas-García CP & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2020). Incipient genetic divergence or cryptic speciation? Procamallanus (Nematoda) in freshwater fishes (Astyanax). Zoologica Scripta, 49, 768-778. pdf
4. Santacruz A, Morales-Serna N, Leal-Cardín M, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2020). Acusicola margulisae n. sp., a parasitic copepod (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from freshwater fish in a Nicaraguan crater lake, described with morphology and molecular data. Systematic Parasitology, 97, 165-177. pdf
2019
3. Lagunas-Calvo O, Santacruz A, Hernández-Mena DI, Rivas G, Pérez-Ponce de León
G & Aguilar-Aguilar R*. (2019). Taxonomic status of Rhabdochona ictaluri (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Parasitology Research, 118, 441- 452.
2. Santacruz A, Ornelas-García CP & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2019). Diversity of Rhabdochona mexicana (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae), a parasite of Astyanax spp. (Characidae) in Mexico and Guatemala, using mitochondrial and nuclear genes, with the description of a new species. Journal of Helminthology, 94. pdf
2018
1. Barrios-Gutiérrez JJ, Santacruz A, Martínez-Ramírez E, Miguel Rubio-Godoy M & Pinacho-Pinacho CD*. (2018). Spinitectus mixtecoensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), from the Oaxaca killifish Profundulus punctatus (Osteichthyes:Profundulidae) in Mexico, with comments on the distribution the Spinitectus humbertoi in Profundulus and Tlaloc genus. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 90.
Submitted
In preparation
Santacruz A, Choudhury A, Mendoza-Garfías B, Solórzano-García B & Pérez-Ponce de León G. A molecular phylogeny of Rhabdochona.
Santacruz A & Pérez-Ponce de León G. Disentangling the taxonomical classification within the family Camallanidae.
Santacruz A, Pérez-Ponce de León G & Barluenga M. Divergent parasite assemblages in recent adaptive radiations: parasite-mediated selection in the Midas cichlid?
Santacruz A, Leal-Cardín M & Barluenga M. Habitat preference of a highly host specific monogenean in crater lake cichlids.
Santacruz A, Lozano C, Leal-Cardín M & Barluenga M. Parasite spillback in a recent crater lake fish invasion of the convict cichlid.
Book chapters
Santacruz A, García O M, Tinoco-Cuellar M, Borja G, Rangel-Huerta E & Maldonado E. Flow sensing and rheotaxis: Spatial Mapping in Perpetual Darkness: EvoDevo of Behavior in Astyanax mexicanus Cavefish. In Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish. Elsevier (2015). Editors: Harold Burguess, Alex Keene, Suzanne McGaugh, and Masato Yoshizawa. ISBN: 9780128021484
2023
9. Santacruz A*, Gamboa-Miranda R, Hernández- Mena D, Pérez-Ponce de León G & Ornelas-García CP*. Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: macroparasite diversity in the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus. Zoological Research, (in press).
2022
8. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2022). Filling the knowledge gap of Middle American freshwater fish parasite biodiversity: Metazoan parasite fauna of Nicaragua. Journal of Helminthology, 96, e24. link
7. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2022). The macroparasite fauna of cichlid fish from Nicaraguan lakes, a model system for understanding host–parasite diversification and speciation. Scientific Reports, 12, 3944. link
2021
6. Santacruz A, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2021). Taxonomic assessment of the genus Procamallanus (Nematoda) in Middle American cichlids (Osteichthyes) with molecular data, with the description of a new species from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Parasitology Research, 120, 1965-1977. pdf
2020
5. Santacruz A, Ornelas-García CP & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2020). Incipient genetic divergence or cryptic speciation? Procamallanus (Nematoda) in freshwater fishes (Astyanax). Zoologica Scripta, 49, 768-778. pdf
4. Santacruz A, Morales-Serna N, Leal-Cardín M, Barluenga M & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2020). Acusicola margulisae n. sp., a parasitic copepod (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from freshwater fish in a Nicaraguan crater lake, described with morphology and molecular data. Systematic Parasitology, 97, 165-177. pdf
2019
3. Lagunas-Calvo O, Santacruz A, Hernández-Mena DI, Rivas G, Pérez-Ponce de León
G & Aguilar-Aguilar R*. (2019). Taxonomic status of Rhabdochona ictaluri (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Parasitology Research, 118, 441- 452.
2. Santacruz A, Ornelas-García CP & Pérez-Ponce de León G*. (2019). Diversity of Rhabdochona mexicana (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae), a parasite of Astyanax spp. (Characidae) in Mexico and Guatemala, using mitochondrial and nuclear genes, with the description of a new species. Journal of Helminthology, 94. pdf
2018
1. Barrios-Gutiérrez JJ, Santacruz A, Martínez-Ramírez E, Miguel Rubio-Godoy M & Pinacho-Pinacho CD*. (2018). Spinitectus mixtecoensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), from the Oaxaca killifish Profundulus punctatus (Osteichthyes:Profundulidae) in Mexico, with comments on the distribution the Spinitectus humbertoi in Profundulus and Tlaloc genus. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 90.
Submitted
In preparation
Santacruz A, Choudhury A, Mendoza-Garfías B, Solórzano-García B & Pérez-Ponce de León G. A molecular phylogeny of Rhabdochona.
Santacruz A & Pérez-Ponce de León G. Disentangling the taxonomical classification within the family Camallanidae.
Santacruz A, Pérez-Ponce de León G & Barluenga M. Divergent parasite assemblages in recent adaptive radiations: parasite-mediated selection in the Midas cichlid?
Santacruz A, Leal-Cardín M & Barluenga M. Habitat preference of a highly host specific monogenean in crater lake cichlids.
Santacruz A, Lozano C, Leal-Cardín M & Barluenga M. Parasite spillback in a recent crater lake fish invasion of the convict cichlid.
Book chapters
Santacruz A, García O M, Tinoco-Cuellar M, Borja G, Rangel-Huerta E & Maldonado E. Flow sensing and rheotaxis: Spatial Mapping in Perpetual Darkness: EvoDevo of Behavior in Astyanax mexicanus Cavefish. In Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish. Elsevier (2015). Editors: Harold Burguess, Alex Keene, Suzanne McGaugh, and Masato Yoshizawa. ISBN: 9780128021484