Multiple Sequence Alignment: Novelty and phylogenetic affinities of a new family of tapeworms (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from endangered sawfish and guitarfish

A multiple sequence alignment (MSA) of 1,475 base pairs (bp) of the D1–D3 region of the 28S rRNA for the elasmobranch tapeworm order Rhinebothriidea used in a maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis to support the establishment of a novel family within the order, as well as the description of novel species within the family. The MSA includes 75 ingroup and four outgroup sequences. Of the 75 ingroup sequences, six were newly-generated as part of this study, and are designated by "KW" or "JW" laboratory numbers. All remaining ingroup and outgroup sequences were downloaded from GenBank.