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Echinococcus canadensis, E. borealis, and E. intermedius. What's in a name?
Trends in parasitology - 1 Jan 2015
Lymbery Alan J, Jenkins Emily J, Schurer Janna M, Thompson R C Andrew
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The phylogenetic relationships of the G6, G7, G8, and G10 genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus are well defined, but their taxonomic status is currently unresolved. We apply an evolutionary species concept to infer that the G6 and G7 genotypes represent a single species that is different to both the G8 and G10 genotypes, and that the G8 and G10 genotypes are also on different evolutionary trajectories and,...
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