The phylogenetic position of eriophyoid mites (superfamily Eriophyoidea) in Acariformes inferred from the sequences of mitochondrial genomes and nuclear small subunit (18S) rRNA gene

Xiaofeng Xue; Yan Dong; Wei Deng; Xiao-Yue Hong; Renfu Shao

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.009

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The phylogenetic position of eriophyoid mites (superfamily Eriophyoidea) in Acariformes inferred from the sequences of mitochondrial genomes and nuclear small subunit (18S) rRNA gene

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The phylogenetic position of eriophyoid mites (superfamily Eriophyoidea) in Acariformes inferred from the sequences of mitochondrial genomes and nuclear small subunit (18S) rRNA gene

Xiaofeng Xue, Yan Dong, Wei Deng, Xiao-Yue Hong and Renfu Shao

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol.109, pp.271-282

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.009

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Abstract

high-level phylogeny

divergence time

mitochondrial genomes

18S rRNA

systematic

trombidiformes

Eriophyoid mites (superfamily Eriophyoidea) comprise >4400 species worldwide. Despite over a century of study, the phylogenetic position of these mites within Acariformes is still poorly resolved. Currently, Eriophyoidea is placed in the order Trombidiformes. We inferred the high-level phylogeny of Acari with the mitochondrial (mt) genome sequences of 110 species including four eriophyoid species, and the nuclear small subunit (18S) rRNA gene sequences of 231 species including 25 eriophyoid species. Maximum likelihood (ML), Bayesian inference (BI) and Maximum parsimony (MP) methods were used to analyze the sequence data. Divergence times were estimated for major lineages of Acari using Bayesian approaches. Our analyses consistently recovered the monophyly of Eriophyoidea but rejected the monophyly of Trombidiformes. The eriophyoid mites were grouped with the sarcoptiform mites, or were the sister group of sarcoptiform mites + non-eriophyoid trombidiform mites, depending on data partition strategies. Eriophyoid mites diverged from other mites in the Devonian (384 Mya, 95% HPD, 352-410 Mya). The origin of eriophyoid mites was dated to the Permian (262 Mya, 95% HPD 230-307 Mya), mostly prior to the radiation of gymnosperms (Triassic-Jurassic) and angiosperms (early Cretaceous). We propose that the placement of Eriophyoidea in the order Trombidiformes under the current classification system should be reviewed.

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Title: The phylogenetic position of eriophyoid mites (superfamily Eriophyoidea) in Acariformes inferred from the sequences of mitochondrial genomes and nuclear small subunit (18S) rRNA gene
Authors: Xiaofeng Xue (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Yan Dong (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Wei Deng (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Xiao-Yue Hong (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Renfu Shao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol.109, pp.271-282
Publisher: Academic Press
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.009
ISSN: 1055-7903
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450453202621
Output Type: Journal article

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