A common origin of complex life cycles in parasitic flatworms: evidence from the complete mitochondrial genome of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Microcotyle sebastis</Emphasis> (Monogenea: Platyhelminthes) |
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| Authors: | Joong-Ki Park Kyu-Heon Kim Seokha Kang Won Kim Keeseon S Eom DTJ Littlewood |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 361-763, Republic of Korea;(2) Korea Food and Drug Administration, Seoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea;(3) School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-747, Republic of Korea;(4) Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background The parasitic Platyhelminthes (Neodermata) contains three parasitic groups of flatworms, each having a unique morphology,
and life style: Monogenea (primarily ectoparasitic), Trematoda (endoparasitic flukes), and Cestoda (endoparasitic tapeworms).
The evolutionary origin of complex life cyles (multiple obligate hosts, as found in Trematoda and Cestoda) and of endo-/ecto-parasitism
in these groups is still under debate and these questions can be resolved, only if the phylogenetic position of the Monogenea
within the Neodermata clade is correctly estimated. |
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