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Two new species of Clathrosperchon (Hydrachnidia: Rhynchohydracaridae), and phylogenetic placement of Rhynchohydracaridae.
- Source :
- Systematic & Applied Acarology; Aug2024, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p1116-1131, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Two new Clathrosperchon (Rhynchohydracaridae: Hydryphantoidea) species were described (Clathrosperchon nunesaesp. nov. and C. bitucaisp. nov.) and tabular and dichotoumous keys to the known Clathrosperchon species based on adults are provided. In addition, the phylogenetic placement of Rhynchohydracaridae was inferred using five molecular markers: COI, 18S, 28S, HSP70 and SRP54, testing previous hypothesis that the family may be more closely related to Neohydrachnidia than Hydryphantoidea due to larval characters. Our results recovered Rhynchohydracaridae nested among Lebertioidea, as sister group to Limnesiidae, and the traditional composition of Hydryphantoidea and Lebertioidea could be rejected based on AU-test. Given the larval characters and the recovered phylogenetic placement of the family, we propose that Rhynchohydracaridae must be included in Neohydrachnidia. This paper represents the first record of Hydrachnidia for the Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and is also the largest dataset of neotropical water mites included in a phylogenetic inference to date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BIOLOGICAL classification
CLADISTIC analysis
MITES
ADULTS
SPECIES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13621971
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Systematic & Applied Acarology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179323978
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.8.6