New Species of Oochoristica Lühe, 1898 (Cestoda: Linstowiinae) from Sceloporus ochoterenae (Reptilia: Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) in Central Mexico: Approach to the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus with Molecular Evidence

• Published in: Acta parasitologica Vol. 70; no. 3
• Main Authors: Velázquez-Brito Andrés, García-Prieto, Luis, de Oca Uriel Garduño-Montes, León-Règagnon, Virginia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Cyclophyllidea; DNA sequencing; Ethanol; Gene sequencing; Geographical distribution; Intestine; Light microscopy; Lizards; Morphology; New species; Optical microscopy; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Sceloporus ochoterenae; Mexico

PurposeTo describe a new species of Oochoristica Lühe, 1898, an anoplocephalid cestode included in Linstowiinae (Cyclophyllidea), parasitizing Sceloporus ochoterenae Smith in Zoyatepec, Guerrero, Mexico.MethodsAll specimens were fixed with 4% hot formalin. A morphologic study was made using stained...