Molecular systematics of the genus troglophilus (Rhaphidophoridae, orthoptera) in Turkey: Mitochondrial 16S rDNA evidences

Taylan M. S., Di Russo C., Rampini M., Ketmaier V.

ZooKeys, vol.257, pp.33-46, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 257
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3897/zookeys.257.4133
  • Journal Name: ZooKeys
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-46
  • Keywords: 16S rDNA, Cave crickets, Mitochondrial DNA, Molecular systematics, Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, Troglophilus
  • Hakkari University Affiliated: No

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.