Contributions to molecular systematics of water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera)

Bruvo Mađarić, Branka; Mičetić Stanković, Vlatka; Čorak, Luka; Ugarković, Đurđica; Komarek, Albrecht (2013) Contributions to molecular systematics of water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 51 (2). pp. 165-171. ISSN 0947-5745

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Abstract

Phylogenetic relationships within Hydrophilidae were examined by analyses of separate and combined nuclear and mitochondrial markers (28S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 16S rRNA, 12S rRNA, COI and COII genes). The preferred (Bayesian) tree topology suggests a sister group relationship between Spercheidae and Hydrophilidae, supporting the ‘hydrophilid lineage’ ; Epimetopidae are placed on the base of the ‘helophorid branch’, the monophyly of Sphaeridiinae is highly supported, nested deeply within Hydrophilidae closest to Enochrus, making Hydrophilinae and Acidocerini paraphyletic ; Hydrobius appears as sister taxon to (Hydrochara + Hydrophilus) without a closer relationship to Acidocerini ; the hydrophiloid–histeroid sister group relationship is confirmed. The topology of several taxa remains contradictory, and requires further investigations with a larger taxon sampling and additional molecular markers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hydrophiloidea; aquatic beetles; molecular phylogeny; gene partitions; Bayesian MCMC analysis
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology
Divisions:	Division of Molecular Biology
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Evolucija i funkcija brzo evoluirajućeg dijela eukariotskog genoma [3874] Đurđica Ugarković 098-0982913-2832 MZOS Raznolikost i ekologija člankonožaca zaštićenih krških područja Hrvatske [176213] Mladen Kučinić 119-1193080-1206 MZOS
Depositing User:	Đurđica Ugarković
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2015 14:04
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/1699
DOI:	10.1111/jzs.12013

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