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A phylogeny based on cytochrome-c oxidase gene sequences identifies sympatric Ichthyophonus genotypes in the NE Pacific Ocean.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 14 Jul 2022
Gregg Jacob L, Hershberger Paul K, Neat Abigail S, Jayasekera Hiruni T, Ferguson Jayde A, Powers Rachel L, Purcell Maureen K
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In recent decades, evidence has accumulated to suggest that the widespread and highly variable parasite Ichthyophonus hoferi is actually a species complex. Highly plastic morphology and a general lack of defining structures has contributed to the likely underestimate of biodiversity within this group. Molecular methods are a logical next step in the description of these parasites, but markers used to date have...
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