New gregarine species (Apicomplexa) from tunicates show an evolutionary history of host switching and suggest a problem with the systematics of Lankesteria and Lecudina
Davis Iritani, Jonathan C. Banks, Stephen C. Webb, Andrew E. Fidler, Takeo Horiguchi, Kevin C. Wakeman
Topics & Concepts
BiologyObligatePhylogenetic treeZoologyCladePhylogeneticsSystematicsApicomplexaTunicateEvolutionary biologyEcologyMolecular phylogeneticsTaxonomy (biology)GeneMalariaBiochemistryImmunologyPlasmodium falciparumParasite Biology and Host InteractionsMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species