Molecular and morphological characterization of Contracaecum pelagicum (Nematoda) parasitizing Spheniscus magellanicus (Chordata) from Brazilian waters

Juliana Novo Borges, Helena Lúcia Carneiro Santos, Martha Lima Brandão, Everton Gustavo Nunes dos Santos, Daniele Ferreira de Miranda, Daniel de Almeida Balthazar, José Luis Luque, Cláudia Portes Santos
2014 Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária  
Three new sequences of Mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 2 (mtDNA cox-2) from C. pelagicum parasite of Spheniscus magellanicus, the Magelanicus penguin, were determined from Brazilian waters. The sequences presented 99 and 98% of similarity with C. pelagicum sequences from Argentina, deposited on GenBank for the same genetic region and with a strong statistical support inferred from the phylogenetic tree. The morphological and ultrastructural studies that were carried out confirmed the genetic analysis.
doi:10.1590/s1984-29612014010 pmid:24728364 fatcat:idh4gvmtmbaudfmdl6jp67divi