Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Myxozoa + Polypodium : A Common Route to Endoparasitism

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pt.2016.01.007

1471-5007

Beth Okamura, Alexander Gruhl,

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Recent evidence places the problematic Polypodium, a parasite of fish eggs, firmly as sister taxon to Myxozoa within the Cnidaria. This resolution suggests a single route to endoparasitism in Cnidaria, with larval stages of a common ancestor exploiting fish as first hosts. It also enables new interpretations and insights regarding evolutionary transitions associated with endoparasitism. Recent evidence places the problematic Polypodium, a parasite of fish eggs, firmly as sister taxon to Myxozoa within the Cnidaria. This resolution suggests a single route to endoparasitism in Cnidaria, with larval stages of a common ancestor exploiting fish as first hosts. It also enables new interpretations and insights regarding evolutionary transitions associated with endoparasitism.