Table 2.
Pairwise genetic distance of the mitochondrial cox1 gene of Spirometra specimens isolated from a cat in comparison with Spirometra spp., Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, and Diphyllobothrium latum
| Species | Scolices | Proglottids | Spirometra decipiens | Spirometra erinaceieuropaei | Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense | Diphyllobothrium latum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoleces (n=134) | ||||||
| Proglottids (n=41) | 0.00265±0.00000 | |||||
| Spirometra decipiens | 0.00265±0.00000 | 0.00265±0.00000 | ||||
| Spirometra erinaceieuropaei | 0.00796±0.02369 | 0.00796±0.02369 | 0.01031±0.02251 | |||
| Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense | 0.15467±0.00218 | 0.15467±0.00218 | 0.15201±0.00218 | 0.14834±0.00284 | ||
| Diphyllobothrium latum | 0.16490±0.00099 | 0.16490±0.00099 | 0.16490±0.00099 | 0.15429±0.00099 | 0.07206±0.00099 |
Genetic distance (mean±SD) calculated by the neighbor-joining method using Kimura’s 2-parameter model based on 377 bp partial cox1 sequences.