Revision of Gyrodactylus salaris phylogeny inspired by new evidence for Eemian crossing between lineages living on grayling in Baltic and White sea basins

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Agata Mieszkowska, Marcin Górniak, Agata Jurczak-Kurek, Marek S. Ziętara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Gyrodactylus salaris phylogeny; Molecular clock; Gyrodactylosis; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Kaitum; Kalixälven; Umeälven; White Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5167; https://doaj.org/article/842c6bc832de475982956e828521cdce

In this research, grayling-specific Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 isolates from Baltic Sea basin were collected in Sweden for the first time. Samples were obtained in three drainage systems: Kalixälven (River Kaitum), Ljungan (River Sölvbacka strömmar), and Umeälven (River Juktån). Three molec...