Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)
Abstract The elegant water shrew, Nectogale elegans, is one of the small mammal species most adapted to a semi‐aquatic lifestyle. The taxonomy of the genus Nectogale has received little attention due to difficulties in specimen collection. In this study, we sequenced one mitochondrial and eight nucl...
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| author | Ronghui Fan Keyi Tang Liang Dou Changkun Fu Abu ul Hassan Faiz Xuming Wang Yufan Wang Shunde Chen Shaoying Liu |
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| description | Abstract The elegant water shrew, Nectogale elegans, is one of the small mammal species most adapted to a semi‐aquatic lifestyle. The taxonomy of the genus Nectogale has received little attention due to difficulties in specimen collection. In this study, we sequenced one mitochondrial and eight nuclear genes to infer the phylogenetic relationship of Nectogale. Phylogenetic analyses revealed two large clades within Nectogale. One clade represented N. elegans, and the other was regarded as N. sikhimensis. The split between N. elegans and N. sikhimensis dated back to the early Pleistocene (2.15 million years ago [Ma]), which might be relevant to the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau (QTP) uplift. The morphological comparison showed several distinguishing characters within Nectogale: the shape of the mastoids, the first lower unicuspid (a1), and the second upper molar (M2). Overall, the molecular and the morphological evidences supported that the genus Nectogale consists of two valid species: N. elegans and N. sikhimensis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4800d24cb6ee4d968a675725fdbd69182022-12-22T04:36:14ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582022-10-011210n/an/a10.1002/ece3.9404Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)Ronghui Fan0Keyi Tang1Liang Dou2Changkun Fu3Abu ul Hassan Faiz4Xuming Wang5Yufan Wang6Shunde Chen7Shaoying Liu8College of Life Sciences Sichuan Normal University Chengdu ChinaCollege of Life Sciences Sichuan Normal University Chengdu ChinaMuseum of Natural History/School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bio‐Resources and Eco‐Environment of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province Sichuan University Chengdu ChinaCollege of Life Sciences Sichuan Normal University Chengdu ChinaDepartment of Zoology Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh PakistanSichuan Academy of Forestry Chengdu ChinaNature of East China Zhejiang ChinaCollege of Life Sciences Sichuan Normal University Chengdu ChinaSichuan Academy of Forestry Chengdu ChinaAbstract The elegant water shrew, Nectogale elegans, is one of the small mammal species most adapted to a semi‐aquatic lifestyle. The taxonomy of the genus Nectogale has received little attention due to difficulties in specimen collection. In this study, we sequenced one mitochondrial and eight nuclear genes to infer the phylogenetic relationship of Nectogale. Phylogenetic analyses revealed two large clades within Nectogale. One clade represented N. elegans, and the other was regarded as N. sikhimensis. The split between N. elegans and N. sikhimensis dated back to the early Pleistocene (2.15 million years ago [Ma]), which might be relevant to the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau (QTP) uplift. The morphological comparison showed several distinguishing characters within Nectogale: the shape of the mastoids, the first lower unicuspid (a1), and the second upper molar (M2). Overall, the molecular and the morphological evidences supported that the genus Nectogale consists of two valid species: N. elegans and N. sikhimensis.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9404mitochondrial DNAmolecular phylogenyNectogalenuclear DNAtaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Ronghui Fan Keyi Tang Liang Dou Changkun Fu Abu ul Hassan Faiz Xuming Wang Yufan Wang Shunde Chen Shaoying Liu Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) Ecology and Evolution mitochondrial DNA molecular phylogeny Nectogale nuclear DNA taxonomy |
| title | Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) |
| title_full | Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) |
| title_fullStr | Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) |
| title_short | Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Nectogale (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) |
| title_sort | molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus nectogale mammalia eulipotyphla soricidae |
| topic | mitochondrial DNA molecular phylogeny Nectogale nuclear DNA taxonomy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9404 |
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