Molecular Phylogenies of Leeches and Haemoparasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles in Aquatic Ecosystems of Northern Africa Suggest Phylogenetic Congruence between <i>Placobdella costata</i> Sensu Lato and <i>Haemogregarina stepanowi</i> Sensu Lato

Molecular Phylogenies of Leeches and Haemoparasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles in Aquatic Ecosystems of Northern Africa Suggest Phylogenetic Congruence between <i>Placobdella costata</i> Sensu Lato and <i>Haemogregarina stepanowi</i> Sensu Lato

Haemogregarines are blood parasites with a life-cycle involving a vertebrate as the intermediate host and an invertebrate as the definitive host and vector. Extensive phylogenetic investigations based on 18S-rRNA gene sequences have shown that <i>Haemogregarina stepanowi</i> (Apicomplexa...

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Main Authors: Olivier Verneau, Sirine Melliti, Latifa Kimdil, El Hassan El Mouden, Mohamed Sghaier Achouri, Rachid Rouag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Testudines
Mediterranean pond turtle
European pond turtle
COI
Apicomplexa
haemogregarines
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1584

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