Ectoparasitism in Polystomatidae (Neodermata, Monogenea): phylogenetic position and mitogenome of Sphyranura euryceae, a parasite of the Oklahoma salamander
S. Leeming, C. Hahn, S. Koblmueller, C. McAllister, M. P. M. Vanhove, N. Kmentova
This paper identifies Sphyranura euryceae as a new distributional record, provides molecular data, and resolves its phylogenetic position within Polystomatidae, suggesting ectoparasitism is ancestral in the group.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology