Unveiling the Mycodrosophila projectans (Diptera, Drosophilidae) species complex: Insights into the evolution of three Neotropical cryptic and syntopic species.

ABSTRACT: The Zygothrica genus group has been shown to be speciose, with a high number of cryptic species. DNA barcoding approaches have been a valuable tool to uncover cryptic diversity in this lineage, as recently suggested for the Neotropical Mycodrosophila projectans complex, which seems to comprise at least three different species. The aim of this study was to confirm the subdivision of the M. projectans complex while shedding some light on the patterns and processes related to its diversification. In this sense, the use of single and multi-locus datasets under phylogenetic, distance, coalescence, and diagnostic nucleotide approaches confirmed the presence of at least three species under the general morphotype previously described as M. projectans. Only a few subtle morphological differences we

SUBMITTER: Machado S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132268 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature