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The phylogenetic relationships of endemic Australasian trichostrongylin families (Nematoda: Strongylida) parasitic in marsupials and monotremes

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The phylogenetic relationships of the endemic (or largely endemic) Australasian trichostrongylin nematode families Herpetostrongylidae, Mackerrastrongylidae and Nicollinidae as well as endemic trichostrongylin nematodes currently placed in the families Trichostrongylidae and Molineidae were examined using the complete large subunit (28S) ribosomal RNA gene. The Herpetostrongylinae proved to be monophyletic. However, representatives of the Nicollinidae nested with the Herpetostrongylinae. The Mackerrastrongylidae was also a monophyletic group and included Peramelistrongylus, currently classified within the Trichostrongylidae. The Globocephaloidinae, currently considered to be a subfamily of the Herpetostrongylidae, was excluded from the family in the current analysis. Ollulanus and Libyostrongylus, included for the first time in a molecular phylogenetic analysis, were placed within the Trichostrongylidae. This study provided strong support for the Herpetostrongylidae (including within it the Nicollinidae, but excluding the Globocephaloidinae) and the Mackerrastrongylidae as monophyletic assemblages. Additional studies are required to resolve the relationships of the remaining endemic Australasian trichostrongylin genera.

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Acknowledgments

We wish to thank the Australian Research Grants Council and the Australian Biological Resources Study for financial support.

Compliance with ethical standards

All legal requirements were fulfilled in the collection of the parasite specimens used in this study. The only specimens which required specific permits for collection were covered by the following permits: RP-91-095 (1995) from the Victorian Department of Conservation and Environment and permits 10000019 (1998) and 10000434 (1999) from the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

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    Neil B. Chilton

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    Florence Huby-Chilton, Anson V. Koehler, Robin B. Gasser & Ian Beveridge

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Chilton, N.B., Huby-Chilton, F., Koehler, A.V. et al. The phylogenetic relationships of endemic Australasian trichostrongylin families (Nematoda: Strongylida) parasitic in marsupials and monotremes. Parasitol Res 114, 3665–3673 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4594-9

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