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The taxonomic distinction from\n                    <jats:italic>Uncinaria stenocephala<\/jats:italic>\n                    , a species found in dogs and foxes, has long been debated. In this study, we molecularly characterized\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    from a Eurasian badger in Romania using genome skimming. We assembled the complete mitochondrial genome and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA region from 2 adult hookworms morphologically consistent with\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Phylogenetic analysis of 12 mitochondrial protein-coding genes demonstrated strongly supported clade of\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    with\n                    <jats:italic>Ancylostoma<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp. ITS rDNA and\n                    <jats:italic>cox<\/jats:italic>\n                    1 sequence comparisons revealed only 92.4\u201392.8% and 88.0\u201388.5% identity, respectively, between\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>U. stenocephala<\/jats:italic>\n                    , confirming their molecular distinctiveness. In contrast, our sequences showed\u00a0&gt;99% identity to sequences from\n                    <jats:italic>Arthrostoma leucurus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , a hookworm recently described from the Asian badger (\n                    <jats:italic>Meles leucurus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), suggesting conspecificity. These findings support the validity of\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a distinct species parasitizing\n                    <jats:italic>M. meles<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and we propose\n                    <jats:italic>A. leucurus<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a junior synonym of\n                    <jats:italic>U. criniformis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Our results highlight the polyphyly of the genus\n                    <jats:italic>Uncinaria<\/jats:italic>\n                    and point to the need for broader mitogenomic sampling of hookworms. The molecular markers generated here provide a reference for future parasitological surveys and wildlife disease studies.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0031182025100760","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,19]],"date-time":"2025-08-19T06:10:53Z","timestamp":1755583853000},"page":"1070-1074","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Molecular characterization and reference mitogenome of the hookworm\n                    <i>Uncinaria criniformis<\/i>\n                    (Goeze, 1782) from the Eurasian badger"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"152","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6604-0839","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georgiana","family":"Deak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of 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