On the validity of “Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis” and on the use of the provisional status Candidatus in zoological nomenclature

Abstract The fast development of molecular taxonomy is impacting our knowledge of the world parasite diversity at an unprecedented level. A number of operational taxonomic units have been uncovered and new species described. However, it is not always that new parasite species are being described in...

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Main Authors: Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04158-3