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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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1584 |