Table 1.
Data collection and list of the specimens and the sequences included in the analyses
| Sample ID | Host | Parasite stage | Isolated from | Origin | Morphological ID | Sampling site | Region | Country | GenBank ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cox 1 | nad 1 | |||||||||
| APU01 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463494 | MH463520 |
| APU02 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463495 | MH463521 |
| APU04 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463496 | MH463522 |
| APU05 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Liver | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463497 | MH463523 |
| APU06 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Intestine | Faecal sample | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463498 | MH463524 |
| APU07 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463499 | MH463525 |
| APU08 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463500 | MH463526 |
| APU09 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Bari | Apulia | Italy | MH463501 | MH463527 |
| CAM01 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Napoli | Campania | Italy | MH463505 | MH463530 |
| SAR01 | Cat | Adult worm | Intestine | Faecal sample | Mesocestoides sp. | Villacidro | Sardinia | Italy | MH463502 | na |
| SAR02 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Sassari | Sardinia | Italy | MH463503 | MH463528 |
| SAR03 | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides sp. | Mamoiada | Sardinia | Italy | MH463504 | MH463529 |
| SIC01 | Cat | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Messina | Sicily | Italy | MH463491 | MH463517 |
| SIC02 | Dog | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Messina | Sicily | Italy | MH463492 | MH463518 |
| SIC03 | Cat | Tetrathyridium | Peritoneum | Surgery | Mesocestoides sp. | Messina | Sicily | Italy | MH463493 | MH463519 |
| TUN01 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463506 | na |
| TUN02 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463507 | MH463531 |
| TUN03 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463508 | MH463532 |
| TUN04 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463509 | MH463533 |
| TUN05 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463510 | na |
| TUN06 | Dog | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides spp. | Sidi Thabet | Sidi Thabet | Tunisia | MH463511 | na |
| SR01a | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides litteratus | Košice | Košice | Slovak Republic | MH463512 | MH463534 |
| SR02a | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides litteratus | Košice | Košice | Slovak Republic | MH463513 | MH463535 |
| SR03a | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides litteratus | Košice | Košice | Slovak Republic | MH463514 | MH463536 |
| SR04a | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides lineatus | Košice | Košice | Slovak Republic | MH463515 | MH463537 |
| SR05a | Fox | Adult worm | Intestine | Necropsy | Mesocestoides lineatus | Košice | Košice | Slovak Republic | MH463516 | na |
aDeposited in the Parasitic Worms Collection at the Natural History Museum, London under the accession numbers BMNH 2011.2.2.1-3 and BMNH 2011.2.2.19-20.
Abbreviation: na not available as not amplified