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Citation for Study 21648

About Citation title: "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus".
About Study name: "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus".
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Citation

Chueca L.J., Gomez-moliner B.J., Madeira M.J., & Pfenninger M. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 118: 357-368.

Authors

  • Chueca L.J. (submitter) Phone 0034 626310163
  • Gomez-moliner B.J.
  • Madeira M.J.
  • Pfenninger M.

Abstract

The genus Candidula (Geomitridae), consisting of 28 species in Western Europe, has a disjunct distribution in the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, the Balkans, the Aegean Islands, and one species on the Canary Islands. Although the genus is seemingly well defined by characters of the reproductive system, the relationships within the genus are still unclear and some authors have indicated a possible subgeneric division based on the internal morphology of the dart sac. Despite substantial phylogenetic incongruence, we present a well-resolved molecular phylogeny of Candidula based on two mitochondrial genes (COI and 16S rRNA), the nuclear rDNA region (5.8S rNRA + ITS2 + 28S rRNA) and seven additional nuclear DNA regions isolated specifically for this genus (60SL13, 60SL17, 60SL7, RPL14, 40SS6, 60SL9, 60SL13a), in total 5595 bp. Two major clades were recovered including Candidula species, grouped into six monophyletic entities that have been defined as six new genera belonging to different tribes within Helicellinae. One major clade grouped species from southern France and Italy with the widely distributed species C. unifasciata. The second major clade grouped all the species from the Iberian Peninsula, including C. intersecta and C. gigaxii. Candidula ultima from the Canary Islands was recovered as separated lineage within the latter clade and related to African taxa. The incorporation of additional geomitrid genera allowed us to demonstrate the polyphyly of the genus Candidula. Moreover, we could show that similar structures of the stimulatory apparatus of the genital system in different taxa do not necessarily indicate a close phylogenetic relationship in the Geomitridae. More genera of the family are needed to clarify their evolutionary relationships, and to fully understand the evolution of the stimulatory apparatus of the genital system within the Geomitridae.

Keywords

Candidula; dart sac; Helicoidea; land snails; Molecular phylogeny; Polyphyly;

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