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| العنوان: |
Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic termite family Stylotermitidae (Insecta : Blattodea). |
| المؤلفون: |
Wu, Li-Wei1, Bourguignon, Thomas2,3, Šobotník, Jan3, Wen, Ping4, Liang, Wei-Ren5, Li, Hou-Feng5 houfeng@nchu.edu.tw |
| المصدر: |
Invertebrate Systematics. 2018, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p1111-1117. 7p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*TERMITES, *MOLECULAR phylogeny, *MORPHOLOGY, *TAXONOMY, *GENETIC speciation |
| مستخلص: |
Termites are eusocial insects currently classified into nine families, of which only Stylotermitidae has never been subjected to any molecular phylogenetic analysis. Stylotermitids present remarkable morphology and have the unique habit of feeding on living trees. We sequenced mitogenomes of five stylotermitid samples from China and Taiwan to reconstruct the phylogenetic position of Stylotermitidae. Our analyses placed Stylotermitidae as the sister group of all remaining Neoisoptera. The systematic position of Stylotermitidae calls for additional studies of their biology, including their developmental pathways and pheromone communication, which have the potential to change our understanding of termite evolution. The first molecular phylogeny of termite including all termite families is presented. Stylotermitidae is the sister to all remaining Neoisoptera. This work provides foundation knowledge for following studies on termite developmental pathways and pheromone communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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