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- - Thelohanellus kitauei, a member of the Myxobolidae family, infects cyprinid fish and shares biological traits due to its evolutionary history.
- - Researchers used Bayesian inference tree and significance testing to study the relationship between the evolutionary history (phylogeny) and biological features of Myxobolidae.
- - Findings revealed that T. kitauei's host specificity and infection sites are linked to its phylogenetic background, indicating its traits originated from ancient Myxobolidae, allowing it to target various cyprinid hosts.
Article Abstract
Thelohanellus kitauei (Myxobolidae) infects cyprinid fish. The evolution of species derived from common ancestors results in the sharing of biological features. To reveal the origin of T. kitauei biological features, the correlation between phylogeny and biological features of Myxobolidae was investigated by Bayesian inference tree and Bayesian tip association significance testing. The results demonstrated that host specificity and infection site tropism were correlated with the phylogeny of Myxobolidae, and that the biological features of T. kitauei originated from the ancient Myxobolidae as exhibited by the non-specific infection site tropism and the ability to infect cyprinids.
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