Dorris M, De Ley P, Blaxter M L
Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Parasitol Today. 1999 May;15(5):188-93. doi: 10.1016/s0169-4758(99)01439-8.
A thorough and coherent classification of the phylum Nematoda is essential if the evolution of countless phenotypes is to be understood. Here, Mark Dorris, Paul De Ley and Mark Blaxter discuss how the application of molecular phylogenetics is helping to resolve some of the inconsistencies in morphological classification and phylogeny by establishing relationships between free-living and parasitic groups, showing possible patterns underlying the origins of parasitism and placing key nematode species in an evolutionary context for comparative study.
如果要理解无数表型的进化，那么对线虫门进行全面且连贯的分类至关重要。在此，马克·多里斯、保罗·德莱和马克·布莱克斯泰讨论了分子系统发育学的应用如何通过建立自由生活类群与寄生类群之间的关系、揭示寄生起源背后可能的模式以及将关键线虫物种置于进化背景下进行比较研究，来帮助解决形态学分类和系统发育中的一些不一致问题。
