Molecular and morphological phylogeny of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites (Monogenea) sheds new light on the puzzling Middle Eastern origin of European and African lineages

Abstract Background Freshwater fauna of the Middle East encompass elements shared with three continents—Africa, Asia, and Europe—and the Middle East is, therefore, considered a historical geographic crossroad between these three regions. Even though various dispersion scenarios have been proposed to...

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Main Authors: Michal Benovics, Farshad Nejat, Asghar Abdoli, Andrea Šimková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04863-7