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Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data.
Rocha, Mauricio M; Morales-Corrêa E Castro, Adriana C; Cuezzo, Carolina; Cancello, Eliana M.
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  • Rocha MM; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Morales-Corrêa E Castro AC; Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária, FCAV-UNESP Campus de Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
  • Cuezzo C; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Cancello EM; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
PLoS One ; 12(3): e0174366, 2017.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28329010
The subfamily Syntermitinae comprises a group of Neotropical termites with 18 genera and 101 species described. It has been considered a natural group, but relationships among the genera within the subfamily remain uncertain, and some genera appear to be non-monophyletic. Here, we provide a comprehensive phylogeny including six Neotropical species of Termitinae as outgroup, 42 Syntermitinae species as ingroup, 92 morphological characters (from external and internal anatomy of soldier and worker castes) and 117 molecular sequences (109 obtained for this study and 8 from GenBank) of 4 gene regions (41 and 22 from Cytochrome Oxidase I and II respectively, 19 from Cytochrome b, and 35 from 16S rDNA). Morphological and molecular data were analyzed in combination, with the Bayesian inference method, and the important aspects of termite biology, defense and feeding habits are discussed based on the resulting tree. Although useful for providing diagnostic characters, the morphology of the soldier caste reveals several cases of convergence; whereas the feeding habit shows indications of evolutionary significance.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isópteros Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isópteros Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos