title: Molecular evidence that the genus Cadenatella Dollfus, 1946 (Digenea: Plagiorchiida) belongs in the superfamily Haploporoidea Nicoll, 1914.
abstract: A re-examination of published lsrDNA sequence data of haploporid digeneans has shown that the genus Cadenatella Dollfus, 1946, hitherto considered a lepocreadioid, is correctly placed within the superfamily Haploporoidea Nicoll, 1914, although its relationships within the superfamily are not resolved. The morphological similarities and differences between Cadenatella and other haploporoids are discussed, and the subfamily Cadenatellinae Gibson & Bray, 1982 is considered the best repository for Cadenatella spp. at present.
authors: Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK, rab@nhm.ac.uk.
authors: Rodney A
authors: RA
authors: Bray
authors: Thomas H
authors: TH
authors: Cribb
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Waeschenbach
authors: D Timothy J
authors: DT
authors: Littlewood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S