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Ozobranchus branchiatus, Ozobranchus margoi, marine turtles, DNA barcoding, genetic structure
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Investigating Dna Barcoding Potentials And Genetic Structure In Ozobranchus Spp. From Atlantic And Pacific Ocean Sea Turtles, Triet Minh Truong
Investigating Dna Barcoding Potentials And Genetic Structure In Ozobranchus Spp. From Atlantic And Pacific Ocean Sea Turtles, Triet Minh Truong
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The Ozobranchidae family is the smallest and least studied hirudinean taxon. Our research includes the largest molecular dataset yet reported for marine ozobranchids (Ozobranchus margoi and Ozobranchus branchiatus) with the most number of documented turtle hosts (57) from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to date of any marine turtle epibiont study. Turtle species sampled in this study include loggerheads (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear ribosomal (18S and 28S) genes all support the monophyly of marine Ozobranchidae leeches with speciation occurring over an extensive period …