Open AccessMolecular systematics of the genus Troglophilus (Rhaphidophoridae, Orthoptera) in Turkey: mitochondrial 16s rDNA evidences
Author(s) -
Mehmet Sait Taylan,
Claudio Di Russo,
Mauro Rampini,
Valerio Ketmaier
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
zookeys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1313-2989
pISSN - 1313-2970
DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.257.4133
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , evolutionary biology , molecular phylogenetics , mitochondrial dna , zoology , clade , systematics , taxon , phylogenetics , genus , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , genetics , gene
This study focuses on the evolutionary relationships among Turkish species of the cave cricket genus Troglophilus.Fifteen populations were studied for sequence variation in a fragment (543 base pairs) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 16S rDNA gene (16S) to reconstruct their phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history. Genetic data retrieved three main clades and at least three divergent lineages that could not be attributed to any of the taxa known for the area. Molecular time estimates suggest that the diversification of the group took place between the Messinian and the Plio-Pleistocene.
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