New species need characters: comments on recently described apicomplexan parasites from Australia

Screening of ticks from companion animals from Australia using genetic tools has recently been used to identify and name eight new species of Apicomplexan parasites. However, the diagnosis of these was based on genetic distinctiveness and phylogenetic relationships rather than determination of speci...

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Published inParasites & vectors Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 172
Main Author Harris, D James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 16.04.2019
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Babesia
Companion animals
Haplotypes
Hepatozoon
Letter to the Editor
New records
New species
Nomenclature
Parasites
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
Theileria
Ticks
Australia
Norway
Companion animals
Hepatozoon
Theileria
Ticks
Babesia
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Summary:Screening of ticks from companion animals from Australia using genetic tools has recently been used to identify and name eight new species of Apicomplexan parasites. However, the diagnosis of these was based on genetic distinctiveness and phylogenetic relationships rather than determination of specific characters, which is required by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The recently proposed names are therefore invalid. The use of informal names is necessary until formal valid descriptions are available.
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ISSN:1756-3305
1756-3305
DOI:10.1186/s13071-019-3424-9