| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10972654 | International Journal for Parasitology | 2014 | 52 Pages |
Abstract
- Novel molecular data for two genes are provided for 82 species of elasmobranch cestodes.
- Phylogenetic analyses result in further dismantling of the speciose order Tetraphyllidea.
- Two new cestode orders are erected, the Phyllobothriidea and Onchoproteocephalidea.
- The Proteocephalidea is subsumed in the Onchoproteocephalidea.
- Cestodes of elasmobranchs are found to have played a key role in the evolution of cestodes overall.
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Authors
Janine N. Caira, Kirsten Jensen, Andrea Waeschenbach, Peter D. Olson, D. Timothy J. Littlewood,