{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(6)"],"submitter":["Bond JE"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The infraorder Mygalomorphae (i.e., trapdoor spiders, tarantulas, funnel web spiders, etc.) is one of three main lineages of spiders. Comprising 15 families, 325 genera, and over 2,600 species, the group is a diverse assemblage that has retained a number of features considered primitive for spiders. Despite an evolutionary history dating back to the lower Triassic, the group has received comparatively little attention with respect to its phylogeny and higher classification. The few phylogenies published all share the common thread that a stable classification scheme for the group remains unresolved.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We report here a reevaluation of mygalomorph phylogeny using the rRNA genes 18S and 28S, the nuclear protein-coding gene EF-1γ, and a morphologica"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e38753"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3378619"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["A reconsideration of the classification of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) based on three nuclear genes and morphology."],"pmcid":["PMC3378619"],"pubmed_authors":["Hamilton CA","Hedin M","Bond JE","Hendrixson BE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A reconsideration of the classification of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) based on three nuclear genes and morphology.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The infraorder Mygalomorphae (i.e., trapdoor spiders, tarantulas, funnel web spiders, etc.) is one of three main lineages of spiders. Comprising 15 families, 325 genera, and over 2,600 species, the group is a diverse assemblage that has retained a number of features considered primitive for spiders. Despite an evolutionary history dating back to the lower Triassic, the group has received comparatively little attention with respect to its phylogeny and higher classification. The few phylogenies published all share the common thread that a stable classification scheme for the group remains unresolved.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We report here a reevaluation of mygalomorph phylogeny using the rRNA genes 18S and 28S, the nuclear protein-coding gene EF-1γ, and a morphologica","dates":{"release":"2012-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2012","modification":"2026-04-29T18:41:10.157Z","creation":"2019-03-26T23:18:44Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3378619","cross_references":{"pubmed":["22723885"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0038753"]}}