Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data.
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 comprehe...
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| author | Mauricio M Rocha Adriana C Morales-Corrêa E Castro Carolina Cuezzo Eliana M Cancello |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0308ab91b68f4479b438be4bb9814fad2022-12-22T01:20:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01123e017436610.1371/journal.pone.0174366Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data.Mauricio M RochaAdriana C Morales-Corrêa E CastroCarolina CuezzoEliana M CancelloThe 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.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5362239?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Mauricio M Rocha Adriana C Morales-Corrêa E Castro Carolina Cuezzo Eliana M Cancello Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. PLoS ONE |
| title | Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. |
| title_full | Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. |
| title_fullStr | Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. |
| title_short | Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. |
| title_sort | phylogenetic reconstruction of syntermitinae isoptera termitidae based on morphological and molecular data |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5362239?pdf=render |
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