Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus)
The mountain hares (Lepus timidus L., 1758) in the Faroe Islands, an archipelago located in the North Atlantic, are known to be commonly infected by tapeworms, the identity of which was unknown. The mountain hare, which now populates 15 of the 18 islands, was introduced from Norway in 1855. In this...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10070078 2023-05-15T16:10:29+02:00 Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) Magnussen, Eyðfinn Stensvold, Christen Rune Berg, Rebecca Jokelainen, Pikka Haukisalmi, Voitto 2023-03-20 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10070078/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 en eng Elsevier http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10070078/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 © 2023 The Authors Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl Article Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 2023-04-09T00:50:16Z The mountain hares (Lepus timidus L., 1758) in the Faroe Islands, an archipelago located in the North Atlantic, are known to be commonly infected by tapeworms, the identity of which was unknown. The mountain hare, which now populates 15 of the 18 islands, was introduced from Norway in 1855. In this study, tapeworms collected from four mountain hares from four geographic areas of the Faroe Islands were subjected to molecular identification using the nuclear ribosomal DNA (28S), the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes. The results indicate unambiguously that the tapeworms were Mosgovoyia pectinata (Goeze, 1782) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae sensu stricto). The phylogenetic position and origin of the Faroese M. pectinata are discussed. Given that the parasite is quite common in Norway, from where the mountain hares were introduced, it is conceivable that co-introduction of M. pectinata from Norway to the Faroe Islands took place. The phylogenetic analyses revealed high similarity of the M. pectinata sequences from three regions and the position of the Faroese isolate as the sister lineage of the isolates from Finland and East Siberia. Text Faroe Islands Lepus timidus mountain hare North Atlantic Siberia PubMed Central (PMC) Faroe Islands Norway International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 21 17 21 |
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The mountain hares (Lepus timidus L., 1758) in the Faroe Islands, an archipelago located in the North Atlantic, are known to be commonly infected by tapeworms, the identity of which was unknown. The mountain hare, which now populates 15 of the 18 islands, was introduced from Norway in 1855. In this study, tapeworms collected from four mountain hares from four geographic areas of the Faroe Islands were subjected to molecular identification using the nuclear ribosomal DNA (28S), the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes. The results indicate unambiguously that the tapeworms were Mosgovoyia pectinata (Goeze, 1782) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae sensu stricto). The phylogenetic position and origin of the Faroese M. pectinata are discussed. Given that the parasite is quite common in Norway, from where the mountain hares were introduced, it is conceivable that co-introduction of M. pectinata from Norway to the Faroe Islands took place. The phylogenetic analyses revealed high similarity of the M. pectinata sequences from three regions and the position of the Faroese isolate as the sister lineage of the isolates from Finland and East Siberia. |
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Magnussen, Eyðfinn Stensvold, Christen Rune Berg, Rebecca Jokelainen, Pikka Haukisalmi, Voitto |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepustimidus) |
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identification of the tapeworm mosgovoyia pectinata (anoplocephalidae) in faroese mountain hares (lepustimidus) |
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