Sympatry of genetic lineages of Parisotoma notabilis s. l. (Collembola, Isotomidae) in the East European Plain

By

Striuchkova, Anastasia
Malykh, Irina
Potapov, Mikhail B
Kuznetsova, Nataliya

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1137

Pages

1--15

Subjects

28S rDNA , Cryptic Diversity , genetic lineages , microarthropods , Soil fauna , Springtails

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1137.95769

 

Abstract

Parisotoma notabilis(Schaeffer, 1896) is one of the most abundant eurytopic species of springtails in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, and is often used as a model species for studies on the genetics of soil microarthropod populations. Six genetic lineages (L0, L1, L2, L3, L4-Saltzwedel, L4-Hebert) are known which are distributed mainly parapatrically in Western and Central Europe. Individuals ofP. notabilisfrom 21 locations on the East European Plain were analyzed. Three genetic lineages were found: L1, L2, L4-Hebert. In contrast to Western and Central Europe, the coexistence of two or three lineages was revealed in about half of the locations on the East European Plain. The most diverse genetic composition ofP. notabilispopulations was noted in natural forests and slightly disturbed habitats, while the least diverse was in places with a high anthropogenic influence.