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Table 3 Relationship between one Daphnia magna-derived clone of Pasteuria ramosa (clone C19) and several Daphnia species belonging to three different subgenera (D. magna belongs to the subgenus Ctenodaphnia).

From: Resolving the infection process reveals striking differences in the contribution of environment, genetics and phylogeny to host-parasite interactions

Clones of Daphnia species

Sub-genus

Origin

Infection trial

Spore activation

Attachment-test (attached out of 5)

D. arenata

Daphnia

USA

R

Yes

0

D. galeata

Hyalodaphnia

Germany

R

Yes

0

D. barbata

Ctenodaphnia

Zimbabwe

R

Yes

0

D. similis

Ctenodaphnia

Israel

R

Yes

0

D. lumholtzi

Ctenodaphnia

Zimbabwe

R

Yes

0

D. dolichocephala

Ctenodaphnia

South Africa

S

Yes

4

  1. Legend as in Table 1