Molecular phylogeny of the Pseudaliidae (Nematoda) and the origin of associations between lungworms and marine mammals.

ABSTRACT: Metastrongyloid lungworms from the family Pseudaliidae infect the lungs and cranial sinuses of cetaceans worldwide, except Stenuroides herpestis, which exhibits a striking terrestrial association with the Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon. Previous phylogenies of the Metastrongyloidea that included some (2-7) marine species of the Pseudaliidae confirmed that these species are closely related, but also grouped species of Parafilaroides (family Filaroididae) between the members of the Pseudaliidae. In this study we extracted DNA from representatives of all six genera of the Pseudaliidae and amplified the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) genes in order to investigate the concept of the Pseudaliidae as a

SUBMITTER: Pool R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10034209 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature