Article
Genetic diversification of acanthocephalans of the genus Floridosentis Ward 1953 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae), parasites of mullets from the Americas.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Rosas-Valdez Rogelio, Morrone Juan José, Pinacho-Pinacho Carlos Daniel, Domínguez-Domínguez Omar, García-Varela Martín
Abstract excerpt
Adult worms of the genus Floridosentis are endoparasites of marine fishes of the genus Mugil and are broadly distributed in the Americas. Currently, Floridosentis includes two species, F. mugilis, distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic Ocean coast, and F. pacifica, restricted to the Pacific Ocean coast. The aim of this study was to explore the species limit of both species of the genus...
Topics
- Acanthocephala
- Americas
- Animals
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- DNA, Helminth
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Fish Diseases
- Genetic Variation