Journal article
Genetic variation within and among species of Cloacina (Strongyloidea: Cloacinine) from the swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor (Marsupialia: Macropodidae)
MA Shuttleworth, I Beveridge, NB Chilton, AV Koehler, RB Gasser, A Jabbar
Infection Genetics and Evolution | ELSEVIER | Published : 2014
Abstract
This study examined genetic variation within and among species of Cloacina found in the swamp wallaby (. Wallabia bicolor) collected at different localities along the eastern coast of Australia, and evaluated geographical distance as a potential driver for genetic variation. The first and second internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2, respectively) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA were used to characterize individuals of 11 morphospecies of Cloacina that parasitize W. bicolor. The results of the molecular analyses revealed multiple genotypes for the nine morphospecies of Cloacina (i.e. Cloacina annulata, Cloacina edwardsi, Cloacina eos, Cloacina gallardi, Cloacina mawsonae, Cloacina papil..
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Awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Funding Acknowledgements
We wish to thank numerous colleagues including R. H. Andrews, I. K. Barker, B. J. Coman, A. J. Doube, P. M. Johnson, S. Middleton, D. L. Obendorf, M. G. O'Callaghan, P. J. A. Presidente, L. R. Smales, R. Speare, D. M. Spratt for help in collecting specimens. Collecting was supported financially by the Australian Research Council and the Australian Biological Resources Study. Specimens were collected under the following state-issued permits: Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (90-053, 91-095, 93-016, 10000434, 10003649), Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service (T00436, T1131), the Wildlife Service and the South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (EO7358), the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry (15747) and the Western Australian Department of the Environment and Conservation (SF007407).