Phylogenetic analysis of apicomplexan parasites infecting commercially valuable species from the North-East Atlantic reveals high levels of diversity and insights into the evolution of the group

• Published in: Parasites & Vectors
• Main Authors: Xavier, R., Severino, R., Pérez-Losada, M., Gestal, C., Freitas, R., Harris, D. James, Verissimo, Ana, Rosado, D., Cable, J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2018
• Subjects: : 18S rRNA; Apicomplexa; Goussia; Eimeria; Aquatic pathogens; Fisheries Science Peer-Reviewed Articles; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Canicula; North East Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/676; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/1684/viewcontent/s13071_018_2645_7.pdf

Background: The Apicomplexa from aquatic environments are understudied relative to their terrestrial counterparts, and the seminal work assessing the phylogenetic relations of fish-infecting lineages is mostly based on freshwater hosts. The taxonomic uncertainty of some apicomplexan groups, such as...