Comparative mitochondrial genomics among Spirometra (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) and the molecular phylogeny of related tapeworms

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Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights?Four novel mt genomes ofS. erinaceieuropaeiwere successfully assembled and annotated.?Cox1,cytbandnad4 are suitable for population genetic studies ofS. erinaceieuropaei.?Close relationships amongDiphyllobothrium,DiplogonoporusandSpirometrawere identified.AbstractThe larva ofSpirometra erinaceieuropaeican parasitize humans, causing a serious parasitic zoonosis known as sparganosis. Although it is medically important, our knowledge about the phylogenetic position