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Table 1 List of karyotypes recorded from the Filarioidea

From: The chromosomes of the Filariae

Species

Karyotype

Authors

With X0 System:

  

Acanthoceilonema viteae

5A+X0

[34]

 

5A+X0

[20]

Dipetalonema setariosum

5A+X0

[20]

Setaria equina

5A+X0

[35]

Setaria digitata

5A+X0

[21]

Litomosoides sigmodontis

4A+X0

[19]

 

4A+X0

[20]

 

5A+X0

Jolley & Post, unpublished

Litomosoides galizai

5A+X0

Wade & Post, unpublished

Mononema martini

5A+X0

Wade & Post, unpublished

Loa loa

5A+X0

[36]

With XY System:

  

Dirofilaria immitis

4A+X0

[19]

 

5A+X0

[20]

 

4A+XY

[21]

 

4A+XY

[13]

Brugia pahangi

4A+XY

[37]

Brugia malayi

4A+XY

[37]

 

4A+XY

[38]

Wuchereria bancrofti

4A+XY

[24]

Onchocerca gutturosa

4A+XY

[39]

 

4A+XY

[38]

 

4A+XY

[14]

Onchocerca lienalis

4A+XY

[14]

Onchocerca armilatta

4A+XY

[14]

Onchocerca tarsicola

Germany 4A+XY (n = 5)

[22]

 

Sweden n = 3

[22]

Onchocerca dukei

4A+XY

[22]

Onchocerca ochengi

4A+XY

[14]

Onchocerca gibsoni

3A+XY

[14]

Onchocerca volvulus

n = 2

[25]

 

n = 4 or 5

[23]

 

n = 5

[24]

 

3A+XY (n = 4)

[39]

 

3A+XY

[12]

 

3A+XY

[40]

 

3A+XY

[41]

 

3A+XY

[14]