Phylogenetic analyses reveal that Schellackia parasites (Apicomplexa) detected in American lizards are closely related to the genus Lankesterella: is the range of Schellackia restricted to the Old World?

[Background]: Species of Schellackia Reichenow, 1919 have been described from the blood of reptiles distributed worldwide. Recently, Schellackia spp. detected in European and Asian lizards have been molecularly characterised. However, parasites detected in American lizard hosts remain uncharacterise...

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Autores: Megía-Palma, Rodrigo M., Martínez, Javier, Paranjpe, Dhanashree, D’Amico, Verónica, Aguilar, Rocío, Palacios, María G., Cooper, Robert, Ferri-Yáñez, Francisco, Sinervo, Barry, Merino, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/156283
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/156283
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Haemococcidia
Lankesterellidae
Lankesterella
Schellackiidae
Schellackia
Reptiles
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Sumario:[Background]: Species of Schellackia Reichenow, 1919 have been described from the blood of reptiles distributed worldwide. Recently, Schellackia spp. detected in European and Asian lizards have been molecularly characterised. However, parasites detected in American lizard hosts remain uncharacterised. Thus, phylogenetic affinities between the Old and New World parasite species are unknown.