Echinococcosis is a serious helminthic zoonosis in humans, livestock and wildlife. The
pathogenic organisms are members of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae). Life …

We combined nearly complete sequences of large (LSU) and small (SSU) subunit rDNA
from 32 flatworm species to estimate the phylogeny of the Platyhelminthes using maximum …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Complete small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (ssrDNA) and partial (D1–D3) large subunit
ribosomal RNA gene (lsrDNA) sequences were used to estimate the phylogeny of the …

Aim To integrate ecological fitting, the oscillation hypothesis and the taxon pulse hypothesis
into a coherent null model for the evolution of complex host–parasite associations. Location …

This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of
marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in …

Schistosomes are digenean flukes, parasitic of birds, mammals and crocodiles. The family
Schistosomatidae contains species of considerable medical and veterinary importance …

Novel molecular data are presented to resolve the long-standing issue of the non-
monophyly of the elasmobranch-hosted tapeworm order Tetraphyllidea relative to the other …

Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A multitude of new
methods and contributions from a diversity of biological fields including molecular genetics …

The addition of large subunit ribosomal DNA (lsrDNA) to small subunit ribosomal DNA
(ssrDNA) has been shown to add resolution to phylogenies at various taxonomic levels for a …