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List of taxa included in the molecular analysis of Graphidioides affinis using sequence data of the SSU rDNA
| GenBank accession no. | Species | Host | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| AY268117.1 | Caenorhabditis elegans | Not applicable | USA |
| AJ920341.1 | Chabertia ovina | Ovis aries | Canada |
| AJ920350.1 | Trichostrongylus colubriformis | Ovis aries | Canada |
| AJ920359.1 | Tetrabothriostrongylus mackerrasae | Antechinus stuartii | Canada |
| EU086374.1 | Haemonchus contortus | Giraffa camelopardalis | USA/Lion Country Safari/region of origin: Africa |
| L04152.1 | H. similis | Not provided | USA |
| OP288108.1 | Globocephalus urosubulatus | Sus scrofa | Brazil |
| AY295811.1 | Necator americanus | Homo sapiens | Guatemala |
| DQ094176.1 | Strongylus equinus | Not provided | Great Britan |
| AJ920342.1 | Cylicocyclus insignis | Equus caballus | Canada |
| LC415112.1 | Oesophagostomum muntiacum | Muntiacus reevesi | Japan |
| AJ920340.1 | Cyclodontostomum purvisi | Rattus sordidus | Canada |
| OP288110.1 | Stephanurus dentatus | Sus scrofa | Brazil |
| MN218457.1 | Uncinaria stenocephala | Canis latrans | Canada |
| AJ920351.1 | Ostertagia leptospicularis | Bos taurus | Canada |
| AJ920352.1 | Ostertagia ostertagi | Bos taurus | Canada |
| AY295820.1 | Troglostrongylus wilsoni | Lynx rufus | USA |
| KC771250.1 | Dictyocaulus viviparus bisontis | Bison bonasus | Poland |
| KM374671.1 | Dictyocaulus cervi | Cervus elaphus | Poland |
| MH756629.1 | Dictyocaulus skrjabini | Cervus elaphus | Poland |
| MH688454.1 | Lamanema chavezi | Lama lama | Germany/region of origin: South America |
| JX877671.1 | Travassostrongylus orloffi | Didelphis marsupialis | Mexico |
| JX877677.1 | Travassostrongylus callis | Didelphis marsupialis | Panama |
| AJ920355.1 | Heligmosomoides polygyrus | Mus musculus | Canada |
| JX877678.1 | Carolinensis perezponcedeleoni | Nyctomys sumichrasti | USA |
| JX877672.1 | Vexillata convoluta | Cratogeomys merriami | Mexico |
| AJ920360.1 | Nematodirus battus | Ovis aries | Canada |
| OR611714.1 | Graphidioides affinis | Dolichotis patagonum | Bulgaria/Sofia Zoo/region of origin: South America |
| OR611716.1 | Graphidioides affinis | Dolichotis patagonum | Bulgaria/Sofia Zoo/region of origin: south America |
List of taxa included in the molecular analysis of Graphidioides affinis using sequence data of ITS2 rDNA
| GenBank accession no. | Species | Host | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| KF765464.1 | Heligmosomoides polygyrus | Apodemus sylvaticus | Norway |
| MH688454.1 | Lamanema chavezi | Lama lama | Germany/region of origin: South America |
| Y10789.1 | Chabertia ovina | Ovis aries | Australia |
| LC415112.1 | Oesophagostomum muntiacum | Muntiacus reevesi | Japan |
| OQ773550.1 | Uncinaria stenocephala | Ursus arctos | Turkey |
| OR353426.1 | Graphidioides affinis | Dolichotis patagonum | Bulgaria/Sofia Zoo/region of origin: South America |
| AF194138.1 | Nematodirus battus | Not provided | UK |
| KX358861.1 | Cooperia oncophora | Bison bonasus caucasicus | Sweden/Avesta Visentpark |
| KX358862.1 | Ostertagia ostertagi | Bison bonasus caucasicus | Sweden/Avesta Visentpark |
| X86025.1 | O. leptospicularis | Bos taurus | |
| KX358860.1 | Haemonchus contortus | Bison bonasus caucasicus | Sweden/Avesta Visentpark |
| AJ577460.1 | Spiculopteragia boehmi | Not provided | France |
Comparative morphometry of Graphidioides affinis nematodes in materials from Patagonian maras (Dolichotis patagonum) investigated in different studies
| Origin / References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Sofia Zoo, Bulgaria (Present data) | Argentina (1) | London Zoo, UK (7) | Barcelona Zoo Spain (5) | ||
| Range | Mean ± SD | |||||
| Adult male nematodes (n = 7) | Body length (cm) | 1–2 | 1.5 ± 0.35 | 0.9–1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1–1.3 |
| Body width at the end of the oesophagus (μm) | 130–155 | 144 ± 8.97 | - | - | - | |
| Maximum body width (μm) | 250–340 | 291.67 ± 32.5 | 300 | 350 | 350 | |
| Oesophagus length (μm) | 505–558 | 537.6 ± 21.18 | - | 650 | - | |
| Maximum oesophagus width (μm) | 82–95 | 89 ± 5.79 | - | - | - | |
| Spicule length (μm) | 1,930–2,700 | 2365 ± 266.08 | 2,800 | 3,400 | 2,400–2,700 | |
| Gubernaculum length (μm) | 159–172 | 167.29 ± 4.61 | 150 | 120 | 60 | |
| Gubernaculum width (μm) | 48–57 | 52.29 ± 3.86 | 80 | 75 | 68 | |
| Adult female nematodes (n = 7) | Body length (cm) | 1.4–2.4 | 1.7 ± 0.33 | 1.6–2.1 | 2.1 | 2–2.5 |
| Body width at the end of the oesophagus (μm) | 185–244 | 207 ± 19.86 | - | - | - | |
| Maximum body width (μm) | 260–440 | 360 ± 72.34 | 500 | 700 | 750 | |
| Oesophagus length | 609–714 | 642 ± 37.22 | - | 650 | - | |
| Maximum oesophagus width (μm) | 97–124 | 114 ± 10.46 | - | - | - | |
| Ovijector total length (μm) | 1110–1448 | 1,230 ± 117.41 | 1,200 | 1,525 | - | |
| Vulva-tail tip distance (mm) | 4.8–6.0 | 5 ± 0.48 | 6 | 5.5 | - | |
| Anus-tail tip distance (μm) | 321–442 | 355 ± 40.54 | 500 | - | - | |
| Length of eggs in the uterus (μm) | 107–171 | 133 ± 26.02 | 140 | 135 | - | |
| Width of eggs in the uterus (μm) | 60–94 | 75 ± 11.25 | 75 | 75 | - | |