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Dive into the sea: first molecular phylogenetic evidence of host expansion from terrestrial/freshwater to marine organisms in Mermithidae (Nematoda: Mermithida)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2022

K. Kakui Open the ORCID record for K. Kakui [Opens in a new window]  and
D. Shimada Open the ORCID record for D. Shimada [Opens in a new window]
K. Kakui*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
D. Shimada
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Author for correspondence: K. Kakui, E-mail: kakui@eis.hokudai.ac.jp
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Abstract

We report the first mermithid nematode found to be parasitic in a marine tanaidacean crustacean. Ten host tanaidaceans were collected from a depth of 52 m in Otsuchi Bay, Iwate, Japan, north-western Pacific, and identified as a species in the tanaidid genus Zeuxo Templeton, 1840. Nematodes occurred in the host's body cavity; in one case, at least two individuals inhabited a single host. We provide a brief description and illustrations of the morphology of the nematode. In a phylogenetic reconstruction based on the 18S ribosomal RNA gene, the nematode nested in a clade otherwise containing mermithids from terrestrial or freshwater hosts, showing an expansion in host utilization in Mermithidae Braun, 1883 from terrestrial/freshwater hosts to a marine organism.

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Endoparasiteintermediate hostphylogenyroundworm
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 96 , 2022 , e33
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Current address: Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba 305-0005, Japan.

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