Molecular phylogeny of Anopheles hyrcanus group (Diptera: Culicidae) based on mtDNA COI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Anopheles hyrcanus group, which includes at least 25 species, is widely distributed in the Oriental and Palearctic regions. Some group members have been incriminated as vectors of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. It is difficult to identify Hyrcanus Group members by morphological features. Thus, molecular phylogeny has been proposed as an important complementary method to traditional morphological taxonomy.

Methods

Based on the GenBank database and our original study data, we used 466 mitochondrial DNA COI sequences belonging to 18 species to reconstruct the molecular phylogeny of the Hyrcanus Group across its worldwide geographic range.

Results

The results are as follows. 1) The average conspecific K2P divergence was 0.008 (range 0.002-0.017)

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5421329 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature