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Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data.
PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0174366.Plos

Abstract

The subfamily Syntermitinae comprises a group of Neotropical termites with 18 genera and 101 species described. It has been considered a natural group, but relationships among the genera within the subfamily remain uncertain, and some genera appear to be non-monophyletic. Here, we provide a comprehensive phylogeny including six Neotropical species of Termitinae as outgroup, 42 Syntermitinae species as ingroup, 92 morphological characters (from external and internal anatomy of soldier and worker castes) and 117 molecular sequences (109 obtained for this study and 8 from GenBank) of 4 gene regions (41 and 22 from Cytochrome Oxidase I and II respectively, 19 from Cytochrome b, and 35 from 16S rDNA). Morphological and molecular data were analyzed in combination, with the Bayesian inference method, and the important aspects of termite biology, defense and feeding habits are discussed based on the resulting tree. Although useful for providing diagnostic characters, the morphology of the soldier caste reveals several cases of convergence; whereas the feeding habit shows indications of evolutionary significance.

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Rocha MM
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Morales-Corrêa E Castro AC
Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária, FCAV-UNESP Campus de Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
Cuezzo C
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Cancello EM
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

MeSH

AnimalsBayes TheoremBiological EvolutionCytochromes bDNA, RibosomalElectron Transport Complex IVIsopteraPhylogeny

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28329010

Citation

Rocha, Mauricio M., et al. "Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) Based On Morphological and Molecular Data." PloS One, vol. 12, no. 3, 2017, pp. e0174366.
Rocha MM, Morales-Corrêa E Castro AC, Cuezzo C, et al. Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. PLoS One. 2017;12(3):e0174366.
Rocha, M. M., Morales-Corrêa E Castro, A. C., Cuezzo, C., & Cancello, E. M. (2017). Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. PloS One, 12(3), e0174366. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174366
Rocha MM, et al. Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) Based On Morphological and Molecular Data. PLoS One. 2017;12(3):e0174366. PubMed PMID: 28329010.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. AU - Rocha,Mauricio M, AU - Morales-Corrêa E Castro,Adriana C, AU - Cuezzo,Carolina, AU - Cancello,Eliana M, Y1 - 2017/03/22/ PY - 2016/05/18/received PY - 2017/03/08/accepted PY - 2017/3/23/entrez PY - 2017/3/23/pubmed PY - 2017/8/23/medline SP - e0174366 EP - e0174366 JF - PloS one JO - PLoS One VL - 12 IS - 3 N2 - The subfamily Syntermitinae comprises a group of Neotropical termites with 18 genera and 101 species described. It has been considered a natural group, but relationships among the genera within the subfamily remain uncertain, and some genera appear to be non-monophyletic. Here, we provide a comprehensive phylogeny including six Neotropical species of Termitinae as outgroup, 42 Syntermitinae species as ingroup, 92 morphological characters (from external and internal anatomy of soldier and worker castes) and 117 molecular sequences (109 obtained for this study and 8 from GenBank) of 4 gene regions (41 and 22 from Cytochrome Oxidase I and II respectively, 19 from Cytochrome b, and 35 from 16S rDNA). Morphological and molecular data were analyzed in combination, with the Bayesian inference method, and the important aspects of termite biology, defense and feeding habits are discussed based on the resulting tree. Although useful for providing diagnostic characters, the morphology of the soldier caste reveals several cases of convergence; whereas the feeding habit shows indications of evolutionary significance. SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28329010/Phylogenetic_reconstruction_of_Syntermitinae__Isoptera_Termitidae__based_on_morphological_and_molecular_data_ L2 - https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174366 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -