On the molecular and morphological evolution of continental and insular Cryptorchestia species, with an additional description of C.garbinii (Talitridae).

ABSTRACT: Semi-terrestrial talitrid amphipods of the genus Cryptorchestia (sensu Lowry and Fanini 2013) associated with freshwater-soaked leaf litter were known to occur in inland lakes of Turkey and at the shores of the Black Sea. Before 2013 they had been reported as Orchestiacavimana and later as Cryptorchestiacavimana. In our phylogenetic tree, inferred from a mitochondrial and nuclear gene dataset (cytochrome oxidase I (COI), and histone H3 (H3), respectively), we show that these Turkish populations belong to Cryptochestiagarbinii, a common and widespread continental species, which is closely related to C.cavimana (endemic to Cyprus) and C.ruffoi (endemic to Rhodes). For the Turkish and European populations of C.garbinii, we found low levels of b

SUBMITTER: Davolos D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160853 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature