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The phylogeny of the genus Indoplanorbis (Gastropoda, Planorbidae) from Africa and the French West Indies
Author(s) -
Mouahid Gabriel,
Clerissi Camille,
Allienne JeanFrançois,
Chaparro Cristian,
Al Yafae Salem,
Mintsa Nguema Rodrigue,
Ibikounlé Moudachirou,
Moné Hélène
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/zsc.12297
Subject(s) - clade , internal transcribed spacer , phylogenetic tree , biology , genus , genetic diversity , phylogenetics , planorbidae , gastropoda , molecular phylogenetics , evolutionary biology , zoology , gene , genetics , population , demography , pulmonata , sociology
Indoplanorbis exustus is a freshwater snail known as the intermediate host of various trematode parasites, including different species of the genus Schistosoma . Although its genetic diversity is well described in Asia, the phylogenetic diversity of strains from Africa and Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and their relationship to Asian and South‐East Asian strains remain unknown. To tackle this issue, we sampled individuals from Africa and Guadeloupe, and we computed phylogenetic reconstructions using five molecular markers: partial sequences of two mitochondrial genes, cox1 and 16S, and three nuclear markers, ITS 1, ITS 2 (Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 and 2) and 5.8S. Our results suggest that strains in Africa and Guadeloupe come from Asia and that they all belong to a single clade that is widespread around the globe.