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- Michajlovia turdi, a type of flatworm, was rediscovered in the Japanese thrush on Hokkaido island, Japan, nearly 80 years after its initial identification.
- The study includes a detailed description of its structure and the creation of DNA barcodes through sequencing specific genes.
- Despite the genetic analysis, the exact taxonomic classification of Michajlovia within its group remains unresolved, leaving it in an uncertain position (incertae sedis).
Article Abstract
Michajlovia turdi (Yamaguti, 1939) (Digenea: Brachylaimoidea) has been found from the Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis Temminck, 1831, in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. This is a rediscovery of M. turdi in Japan after approximately 80 years from the original description of the species as Leucochloridium turdiYamaguti, 1939. Here we redescribe the morphology of M. turdi and generate DNA barcodes for the species by sequencing nuclear ribosomal RNA (18S and 28S) and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes. Our molecular phylogenetic analysis was not effective at determining the taxonomic rank of Michajlovia in Brachylaimoidea, and consequently the genus remains as incertae sedis.
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REDISCOVERY OF MICHAJLOVIA TURDI (DIGENEA: BRACHYLAIMOIDEA) FROM JAPAN.
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Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- Michajlovia turdi, a type of flatworm, was rediscovered in the Japanese thrush on Hokkaido island, Japan, nearly 80 years after its initial identification.
- The study includes a detailed description of its structure and the creation of DNA barcodes through sequencing specific genes.
- Despite the genetic analysis, the exact taxonomic classification of Michajlovia within its group remains unresolved, leaving it in an uncertain position (incertae sedis).
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