Integrative taxonomy of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchida) in China, with the description of two new species and the characterization of the mitochondrial genomes of Pseudoacanthocephalus sichuanensis sp. n. and Pseudoacanthocephalus nguyenthileae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acanthocephalans (thorny headed worms) of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus mainly parasitize amphibians and reptiles across the globe. Some species of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus also can accidentally infect human and cause human acanthocephaliasis. Current knowledge of the species composition of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus from amphibians and reptiles in China is incomplete. An insufficiency of genetic data on species of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus, including the complete mitochondrial genomes, has limited the use of molecular-based methods to better define the taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus. A more rigorous molecular phylogeny with broader representatives of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus is required to further clarify the systema

SUBMITTER: Zhao CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature