Characterization of Echinostoma revolutum and Echinostoma robustum from ducks in Bangladesh based on morphology, nuclear ribosomal ITS2 and mitochondrial nad1 sequences
Characterization of Echinostoma revolutum and Echinostoma robustum from ducks in Bangladesh based on morphology, nuclear ribosomal ITS2 and mitochondrial nad1 sequences
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DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2018.11.002
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发表时间:
2019-04-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Itagaki, Tadashi
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作者:
Mohanta, Uday Kumar;Watanabe, Takuya;Itagaki, Tadashi
Precise discrimination of Echinostoma species within the 'revolutum' group is quite difficult because of their morphological similarities. The objective of this study was to precisely characterize the echinostomes of ducks from Bangladesh based on both morphological and molecular characteristics. Two Echinostoma species were identified: E. revolutum and E. robustum. In the phylogenetic trees (ITS2 and nad1), E. revolutum and E. robustum belonged to their respective Eurasian Glade, which is distinct from the American Glade. These results suggest that both species have two distinct and geographically separated lineages, Eurasian and American. Our molecular and morphological data combined with previously published data supports the synonymy of E. robustum, E. miyagawai, and E. friedi previously based on either molecular or morphological evidence. This study thus improves our understanding of species diversity of the 'revolutum' group, particularly in Asia.