Phylogenetic relationships of the nematode subfamily Phascolostrongylinae from macropodid and vombatid marsupials inferred using mitochondrial protein sequence data

T Sukee; I Beveridge; AV Koehler; R Hall; RB Gasser; A Jabbar

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Phylogenetic relationships of the nematode subfamily Phascolostrongylinae from macropodid and vombatid marsupials inferred using mitochondrial protein sequence data

T Sukee, I Beveridge, AV Koehler, R Hall, RB Gasser, A Jabbar

Parasites and Vectors | BMC | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05028-2

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Abstract

Background: The subfamily Phascolostrongylinae (Superfamily Strongyloidea) comprises nematodes that are parasitic in the gastrointestinal tracts of macropodid (Family Macropodidae) and vombatid (Family Vombatidae) marsupials. Currently, nine genera and 20 species have been attributed to the subfamily Phascolostrongylinae. Previous studies using sequence data sets for the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA showed conflicting topologies between the Phascolostrongylinae and related subfamilies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate the phylogenetic relationships within the Phascolostrongylinae and its relationship with the families Chabertiidae and Strongylid..

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This study was financially supported by the Australian Biological Resources Study (Grant Numbers RF217-06 and CBG18-07). TS is a grateful recipient of the Australian Government Research Training Scholarship through the University of Melbourne. Further funding was provided by the University of Melbourne Research Initiatives Fund to AVK and an Australian Research Council Grant to AVK and RBG (LP160101299).