Worldwide paleodistribution of capillariid parasites: Paleoparasitology, current status of phylogeny and taxonomic perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Paleoparasitology, the study of parasites in the past, brings the knowledge of where and when they occurred in preterit populations. Some groups of parasites, as capillariids, have a complex and controversial systematic, hindering the paleoparasitological diagnosis. In this article, we synthesized the occurrence of capillariids in both the New and the Old World in ancient times, and discussed the difficulty of the diagnosis of species and the strategies for identification. The present review also shows the current status of the phylogeny in capillariids and indicates the necessity to try new approaches for a better understanding of capillariid paleodistribution.

Methods

For the systematic review, a predefined guideline defined by PRISMA was used. The articles co

SUBMITTER: Borba VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490956 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature