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No genetic information for Zeylanema has been reported to date, and therefore the molecular phylogenetic relationships of the genus have not been investigated. In this study, nucleotide sequences for 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I of Zeylanema worms were analyzed, and these data were combined with detailed morphological observations. Molecular phylogenetic trees based on 18S and 28S sequences were constructed. The sequences for the Zeylanema worms were included in a single Camallanus clade. This result supported the previous opinion that Zeylanema is a subgenus or junior synonym of Camallanus. These results should prompt further studies to evaluate the taxonomic status and relationships of other genera within the Camallanidae.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1645\/24-58","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,11]],"date-time":"2025-03-11T05:36:05Z","timestamp":1741671365000},"page":"123-131","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Molecular Characterization and Morphological Observation of \u201cZeylanema\u201d Nematodes in the Digestive Tract of Fire Eels (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) Raised in an Aquarium in Japan"],"prefix":"10.1645","volume":"111","author":[{"given":"Taizo","family":"Saito","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kei","family":"Hayashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, 1-3 Ikoinooka, Imabari, 794-8555, Japan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayana","family":"Ono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gifu World Fresh Water Aquarium, 1453 Kawashima Kasada Town, Kakamigahara, Gifu, 501-6021, Japan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rina","family":"Okada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasuhiro","family":"Takashima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1220","reference":[{"key":"43","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"K. 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