Large-scale genetic investigation of nematode diversity and their phylogenetic patterns in New Zealand's marine animals.

ABSTRACT: Nematodes constitute one of the most speciose metazoan groups on earth, and a significant proportion of them have parasitic life styles. Zooparasitic nematodes have zoonotic, commercial and ecological significance within natural systems. Due to their generally small size and hidden nature within their hosts, and the fact that species discrimination using traditional morphological characteristics is often challenging, their biodiversity is not well known, especially within marine ecosystems. For instance, the majority of New Zealand's marine animals have never been the subject of nematode studies, and many currently known nematodes in New Zealand await confirmation of their species identity with modern taxonomic techniques. In this study, we present the results of an extensive biodiversity

SUBMITTER: Bennett J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature