Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus)
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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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/565557 2024-01-07T09:43:06+01:00 Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) Magnussen, Eyofinn Stensvold, Christen Rune Berg, Rebecca Jokelainen, Pikka Haukisalmi, Voitto Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences 2023-09-22T22:16:06Z 5 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/565557 eng eng Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 Magnussen , E , Stensvold , C R , Berg , R , Jokelainen , P & Haukisalmi , V 2023 , ' Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) ' , International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife , vol. 21 , pp. 17-21 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 37025621 d09cc678-ffa2-4094-9865-065c9b7ce603 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/565557 001061868600001 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Anoplocephalidae Cestoda Faroe Islands Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus timidus Mosgovoyia pectinata Mountain hare 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Article publishedVersion 2023 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:09:05Z 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. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Lepus timidus mountain hare North Atlantic Siberia HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Faroe Islands Norway International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 21 17 21 |
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Anoplocephalidae Cestoda Faroe Islands Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus timidus Mosgovoyia pectinata Mountain hare 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Magnussen, Eyofinn Stensvold, Christen Rune Berg, Rebecca Jokelainen, Pikka Haukisalmi, Voitto Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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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. Peer reviewed |
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Magnussen, Eyofinn Stensvold, Christen Rune Berg, Rebecca Jokelainen, Pikka Haukisalmi, Voitto |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) |
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identification of the tapeworm mosgovoyia pectinata (anoplocephalidae) in faroese mountain hares (lepus timidus) |
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10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 Magnussen , E , Stensvold , C R , Berg , R , Jokelainen , P & Haukisalmi , V 2023 , ' Identification of the tapeworm Mosgovoyia pectinata (Anoplocephalidae) in Faroese mountain hares (Lepus timidus) ' , International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife , vol. 21 , pp. 17-21 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.006 37025621 d09cc678-ffa2-4094-9865-065c9b7ce603 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/565557 001061868600001 |
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