The enigmatic genus Loofilaimus (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Loofilaimidae) revisited 25 years after, with remarkable new insights into its phylogeny

Autor:	R. Peña-Santiago, J. Abolafia, M. Hosseinvand, A. Eskandari
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology General Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Helminthology. 97
ISSN:	1475-2697 0022-149X
DOI:	10.1017/s0022149x2300024x
Popis:	The evolutionary relationships of the nematode genus Loofilaimus are explored with an integrative approach, combining morphological and molecular (28S-rDNA) data. Never recorded since its original description in 1998, the finding of fresh specimens of its type and only species, L. phialistoma, allowed us to obtain SEM observations and sequencing, both for the first time, resulting in relevant aspects to elucidate its phylogeny. Morphologically, the genus is characterized by two autapomorphies affecting its lip region and pharynx. Molecular study revealed that it represents a very restricted evolutionary trend within Dorylaimida. The clade (Nygolaimina + (Loofilaimus + Dorylaimina)) is well supported. Loofilaimidae is accepted as a separate and valid family, which should also include Bertzuckermania.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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