Research outputs
2026
Benchmarking the quantitative performance of metabarcoding and shotgun sequencing using mock communities of marine nematodes
The efficacy and accuracy of ribosomal RNA depletion methods in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti
Ahmed, M., Bishop, C., Betancourt, A., Hunt, V., & Viney, M. (2026). The efficacy and accuracy of ribosomal RNA depletion methods in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti. MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY, 265. doi:10.1016/j.molbiopara.2025.111719
2024
A new genus and a new species of microcotylids (Polyopisthocotyla, Platyhelminthes), gill parasite of the pink dentex<i> Dentex</i><i> gibbosus</i> (Teleostei , Sparidae) off Tunisia and notes on Polyopisthocotyla and Monopisthocotyla from<i> Dentex</i> spp.
Hamdi, I., Benmansour, B., Ahmed, M., Gulsher, M., & Bouguerche, C. (2024). A new genus and a new species of microcotylids (Polyopisthocotyla, Platyhelminthes), gill parasite of the pink dentex<i> Dentex</i><i> gibbosus</i> (Teleostei , Sparidae) off Tunisia and notes on Polyopisthocotyla and Monopisthocotyla from<i> Dentex</i> spp.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, 25. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101016
Redescription of three pinworms of the genus <i>Cephalobellus</i> Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) from scarab beetle grubs from Hungary
Balog, L. E., Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2024). Redescription of three pinworms of the genus <i>Cephalobellus</i> Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) from scarab beetle grubs from Hungary. SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY, 101(2). doi:10.1007/s11230-023-10124-1
Assessing the diversity of nematodes in the Store Mosse National Park (Sweden) using metabarcoding
Ahmed, M., Slos, D., & Holovachov, O. (2024). Assessing the diversity of nematodes in the Store Mosse National Park (Sweden) using metabarcoding. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS, 8, 1-24. doi:10.3897/mbmg.8.111307
Untangling the <i>Derogenes varicus</i> species complex in Scandinavian waters and the Arctic: description of <i>Derogenes abba</i> n. sp. (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from <i>Hippoglossoides platessoides</i> and new host records for <i>D. varicus</i> (Muller, 1784) <i>sensu stricto</i>
Bouguerche, C., Huston, D. C., Karlsbakk, E., Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2024). Untangling the <i>Derogenes varicus</i> species complex in Scandinavian waters and the Arctic: description of <i>Derogenes abba</i> n. sp. (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from <i>Hippoglossoides platessoides</i> and new host records for <i>D. varicus</i> (Muller, 1784) <i>sensu stricto</i>. PARASITE, 31. doi:10.1051/parasite/2024024
2023
Redescription and Molecular Characterisation of Derogenes ruber Lühe, 1900 (Hemiuroidea: Derogenidae) from Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) in the Western Mediterranean.
Gharbi, K., Bouguerche, C., Ahmed, M., Pérez-Ponce de León, G., & Tazerouti, F. (2023). Redescription and Molecular Characterisation of Derogenes ruber Lühe, 1900 (Hemiuroidea: Derogenidae) from Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) in the Western Mediterranean.. Acta parasitologica. doi:10.1007/s11686-023-00749-z
Morphological and molecular characterization of <i>Encotyllabe vallei</i> Monticelli, 1907 (Monopisthocotylea, Monogenea) from the gilthead seabream <i>Sparus aurata</i> Linnaeus (Teleostei, Sparidae) from the southwestern Mediterranean and notes on host specificity of the genus <i>Encotyllabe</i> Diesing, 1850
Zedam, F. -Z., Bouguerche, C., Ahmed, M., & Tazerouti, F. (2023). Morphological and molecular characterization of <i>Encotyllabe vallei</i> Monticelli, 1907 (Monopisthocotylea, Monogenea) from the gilthead seabream <i>Sparus aurata</i> Linnaeus (Teleostei, Sparidae) from the southwestern Mediterranean and notes on host specificity of the genus <i>Encotyllabe</i> Diesing, 1850. JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY, 97. doi:10.1017/S0022149X23000688
Hidden in the fog: morphological and molecular characterisation of Derogenes varicus sensu stricto (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from Sweden and Norway, and redescription of two poorly known Derogenes species.
Bouguerche, C., Huston, D. C., Cribb, T. H., Karlsbakk, E., Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2023). Hidden in the fog: morphological and molecular characterisation of Derogenes varicus sensu stricto (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from Sweden and Norway, and redescription of two poorly known Derogenes species.. Parasite (Paris, France), 30, 35. doi:10.1051/parasite/2023030
Redescription of an insect-associated nematode, <i>Reiterina typica</i> (Stefanski, 1922) Sudhaus, 2011 (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) found in scarab grubs in Hungary
Balog, L. E., Ahmed, M., Torok, J. K., & Holovachov, O. (2023). Redescription of an insect-associated nematode, <i>Reiterina typica</i> (Stefanski, 1922) Sudhaus, 2011 (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) found in scarab grubs in Hungary. NEMATOLOGY, 25(6), 699-712. doi:10.1163/15685411-bja10249
2022
<i>Gammarinema scyllae</i> sp. n. and <i>Monhystrium mangrovi</i> sp. n. (Nematoda: Monhysteridae) from land crabs from New Caledonia
Westerman, R., Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2022). <i>Gammarinema scyllae</i> sp. n. and <i>Monhystrium mangrovi</i> sp. n. (Nematoda: Monhysteridae) from land crabs from New Caledonia. SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY, 99(1), 83-101. doi:10.1007/s11230-021-10017-1
Phylogenomic Analysis of the Phylum Nematoda: Conflicts and Congruences With Morphology, 18S rRNA, and Mitogenomes
Ahmed, M., Roberts, N. G., Adediran, F., Smythe, A. B., Kocot, K. M., & Holovachov, O. (2022). Phylogenomic Analysis of the Phylum Nematoda: Conflicts and Congruences With Morphology, 18S rRNA, and Mitogenomes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.769565
2021
Twenty Years after De Ley and Blaxter-How Far Did We Progress in Understanding the Phylogeny of the Phylum Nematoda?
Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2021). Twenty Years after De Ley and Blaxter-How Far Did We Progress in Understanding the Phylogeny of the Phylum Nematoda?. ANIMALS, 11(12). doi:10.3390/ani11123479
Aborjinia corallicola sp. n., a new nematode species (Nematoda: Marimermithidae) associated with the bamboo coral Acanella arbuscula (Johnson).
Westerman, R., de Moura Neves, B., Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2021). Aborjinia corallicola sp. n., a new nematode species (Nematoda: Marimermithidae) associated with the bamboo coral Acanella arbuscula (Johnson).. Systematic parasitology, 98(5-6), 559-579. doi:10.1007/s11230-021-09996-y
A draft transcriptome of a parasite <i>Neocamacolaimus parasiticus</i> (Camacolaimidae, Plectida).
Ahmed, M., Adedidran, F., & Holovachov, O. (2021). A draft transcriptome of a parasite <i>Neocamacolaimus parasiticus</i> (Camacolaimidae, Plectida).. Journal of nematology, 53, e2021-e2040. doi:10.21307/jofnem-2021-040
2020
Description of a new marine predatory nematode <i>Latronema dyngi</i> sp. nov. (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Selachinematidae) from the west coast of Sweden and an updated phylogeny of Chromadoria
Ahmed, M., & Holovachov, O. (2020). Description of a new marine predatory nematode <i>Latronema dyngi</i> sp. nov. (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Selachinematidae) from the west coast of Sweden and an updated phylogeny of Chromadoria. MARINE BIODIVERSITY, 50(6). doi:10.1007/s12526-020-01129-w
Revision of the genus Cobbionema Filipjev, 1922 (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Selachinematidae)
Ahmed, M., Boström, S., & Holovachov, O. (2020). Revision of the genus Cobbionema Filipjev, 1922 (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Selachinematidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (702). doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.702
2019
Metabarcoding of soil nematodes: the importance of taxonomic coverage and availability of reference sequences in choosing suitable marker(s)
Ahmed, M., Back, M. A., Prior, T., Karssen, G., Lawson, R., Adams, I., & Sapp, M. (2019). Metabarcoding of soil nematodes: the importance of taxonomic coverage and availability of reference sequences in choosing suitable marker(s). Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 3. doi:10.3897/mbmg.3.36408
2016
Technological advancements and their importance for nematode identification
Ahmed, M., Sapp, M., Prior, T., Karssen, G., & Back, M. A. (2016). Technological advancements and their importance for nematode identification. SOIL, 2(2), 257-270. doi:10.5194/soil-2-257-2016
2013
On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ulmi Palmisano & Ambrogioni, 2000 (Nematoda, Meloidogynidae).
Ahmed, M., van de Vossenberg, B. T., Cornelisse, C., & Karssen, G. (2013). On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ulmi Palmisano & Ambrogioni, 2000 (Nematoda, Meloidogynidae).. ZooKeys, (362), 1-27. doi:10.3897/zookeys.362.6352