Journal article
Relationships among the three major lineages of the Acari (Arthropoda : Arachnida) inferred from small subunit rRNA: paraphyly of the Parasitiformes with respect to the Opilioacariformes and relative rates of nucleotide substitution
Invertebrate Systematics: systematics, phylogeny and biogeography, Vol.19(5), pp.383-389
2005
Abstract
We inferred phylogeny among the three major lineages of the Acari (mites) from the small subunit rRNA gene. Our phylogeny indicates that the Opilioacariformes is the sister-group to the Ixodida+Holothyrida, not the Ixodida+Mesostigmata+Holothyrida, as previously thought. Support for this relationship increased when sites with the highest rates of nucleotide substitution, and thus the greatest potential for saturation with nucleotide substitutions, were removed. Indeed, the increase in support (and resolution) was despite a 70% reduction in the number of parsimony-informative sites from 408 to 115. This shows that rather than 'noisy' sites having no impact on resolution of deep branches, 'noisy' sites have the potential to obscure phylogenetic relationships. The arrangement, Ixodida+Holothyrida+Opilioacariformes, however, may be an artefact of long-branch attraction since relative-rate tests showed that the Mesostigmata have significantly faster rates of nucleotide substitution than other parasitiform mites. Thus, the fast rates of nucleotide substitution of the Mesostigmata might have caused the Mesostigmata to be attracted to the outgroup in our trees. We tested the hypothesis that the high rate of nucleotide substitution in some mites was related to their short generation times. The Acari species that have high nucleotide substitution rates usually have short generation times; these mites also tend to be more active and thus have higher metabolic rates than other mites. Therefore, more than one factor may affect the rate of nucleotide substitution in these mites.
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- Title
- Relationships among the three major lineages of the Acari (Arthropoda : Arachnida) inferred from small subunit rRNA: paraphyly of the Parasitiformes with respect to the Opilioacariformes and relative rates of nucleotide substitution
- Authors
- A Murrell (Author) - University of QueenslandS J Dobson (Author) - University of QueenslandDavid E Walter (Author) - Colorado State University, United StatesN J H Campbell (Author) - University of QueenslandRenfu Shao (Author) - University of QueenslandS C Barker (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Invertebrate Systematics: systematics, phylogeny and biogeography, Vol.19(5), pp.383-389
- Publisher
- C S I R O Publishing
- DOI
- 10.1071/IS05027
- ISSN
- 1445-5226
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Bioinnovation; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449733102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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