The construction of a stable phylogeny for the Cestoda, indicating the interrelationships of
recognised orders and other major lineages, has proceeded iteratively since the group first …

Background Mitochondrial genomes provide a rich source of molecular variation of proven
and widespread utility in molecular ecology, population genetics and evolutionary biology …

Since the inclusion of molecular data in modern phylogenetic analyses, significant progress
in resolving the origins and radiation of flatworms has been made, although some key …

Background Fascioliasis is an important and neglected disease of humans and other
mammals, caused by trematodes of the genus Fasciola. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica …

Some taxonomic groups are less amenable to mitochondrial DNA barcoding than others.
Due to the paucity of molecular information of understudied groups and the huge molecular …

Relationships between the three classes of Neodermata (parasitic Platyhelminthes) are
much debated and restrict our understanding of the evolution of parasitism and contingent …

Background Recent mitochondrial phylogenomics studies have reported a sister-group
relationship of the orders Capsalidea and Dactylogyridea, which is inconsistent with …

Mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) are useful and relatively accessible sources of
molecular data to explore and understand the evolutionary history and relationships of …

Background Mitochondrial genomes provide useful genetic markers for systematic and
population genetic studies of parasitic helminths. Although many such genome sequences …

Background Monogenean flatworms are the main ectoparasites of fishes. Representatives of
the species-rich families Gyrodactylidae and Dactylogyridae, especially those infecting …