Molecular systematics of the genus Troglophilus (Rhaphidophoridae, Orthoptera) in Turkey: mitochondrial 16s rDNA evidences

By

Taylan, Mehmet
Di Russo, Claudio
Rampini, Mauro
Ketmaier, Valerio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

257

Pages

33-46

Subjects

16S rDNA , cave crickets , mitochondrial DNA , molecular systematics , Orthoptera , Rhaphidophoridae , Troglophilus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.257.4133

 

Abstract

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.