Article
Molecular phylogenetics of Floridosentis ward, 1953 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) parasites of mullets (Osteichthyes) from Mexico, using 28S rDNA sequences.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 2012
Rosas-Valdez Rogelio, Morrone Juan J, García-Varela Martín
Abstract excerpt
Species of Floridosentis (Acanthocephala) are common parasites of mullets (Mugil spp., Mugilidae) found in tropical marine and brackish water in the Americas. Floridosentis includes 2 species distributed in Mexico, i.e., Floridosentis pacifica, restricted to the Pacific Ocean near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, and Floridosentis mugilis, distributed along the coast of the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. We sampled 18...
Topics
- Acanthocephala
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- DNA, Helminth
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Female
- Fish Diseases
- Genetic Variation
- Gulf of Mexico
- Helminthiasis, Animal
- Likelihood Functions
