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The incongruence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation supports conspecificity of the monogenean parasites Gyrodactylus salaris and G. thymalli.
Parasitology - 1 Nov 2006
Hansen H, Martinsen L, Bakke T A, Bachmann L
Abstract excerpt
The monogenean Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 is an economically important parasite on Atlantic salmon whereas the morphologically very similar G. thymalli Zitnan, 1960 on grayling is considered harmless. Even molecular markers cannot unambiguously discriminate both species. The nuclear inte...
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