Journal
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 738-743Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.026
Keywords
Agfa; Alloionema; Angiostoma; Cosmocercoides; Nematodes; Parasites; Phasmarhabditis; Slugs
Funding
- Becker Underwood
- BBSRC
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Terrestrial molluscs are diverse and are infected by many nematodes. We propose a phylogeny of slugparasitic nematodes using 18S rRNA gene sequences from nematodes isolated from slugs collected from six countries. Eight species, representing six families of nematodes were identified and trees inferred placed them within four (I, III, IV and V) out of the five clades of Nematoda, indicating multiple origins of slug parasitism. Five species representing three families formed a monophyletic group in clade V. Although these species are closely related, their morphology has changed greatly, suggesting adaptive radiation to fill different niches within the host. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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