Phylogenetic analysis of Alloglossidium Simer, 1929 (Digenea: Plagiorchiiformes: Macroderoididae) with discussion of the origin of truncated life cycle patterns in the genus.
J Parasitol
; 77(6): 890-900, 1991 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-1779292
ABSTRACT
Alloglossidium comprises 9 species of North American plagiorchiiform digeneans using ictalurid catfish, freshwater crustacea, and hirudinid leeches as definitive hosts. Two hypotheses about the evolution of this array of definitive hosts were examined using phylogenetic systematic analysis. Two most parsimonious trees, based on 15 homologous series derived from morphological data, each indicated the 2 species utilizing ictalurid catfish definitive hosts are basal members of the group, whereas the 2 species using freshwater crayfish definitive hosts and the 5 utilizing leech definitive hosts each comprise relatively derived monophyletic sister groups. The results suggest that species using crustaceans as definitive hosts are derived by life cycle truncation, whereas those using leeches as definitive hosts appear to be derived through a switch from crustaceans to leeches.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Filogenia
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Trematódeos
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Infecções por Trematódeos
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Ictaluridae
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Doenças dos Peixes
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article