Dactylogyridae 2022: a meta-analysis of phylogenetic studies and generic diagnoses of parasitic flatworms using published genetic and morphological data

Abstract

22 Dactylogyridae are one of the most studied families of parasitic flatworms with more than 1000 species and 23 166 genera described to date including ecto-and endoparasites. Dactylogyrid monogeneans were 24 suggested as model organisms for host-parasite macroevolutionary and biogeographical studies due to the 25 scientific and economic importance of some of their host lineages. Consequently, an array of phylogenetic 26