Symbiosis of the millipede parasitic nematodes Rhigonematoidea and Thelastomatoidea with evolutionary different origins

Abstract Background How various host–parasite combinations have been established is an important question in evolutionary biology. We have previously described two nematode species, Rhigonema naylae and Travassosinema claudiae, which are parasites of the xystodesmid millipede Parafontaria laminata i...

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Main Authors: Seiya Nagae, Kazuki Sato, Tsutomu Tanabe, Koichi Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01851-4