Cryptic diversity in Zoraptera: Latinozoros barberi (Gurney, 1938) is a complex of at least three species (Zoraptera: Spiralizoridae).

Autor: Kočárek P; Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic., Horká I; Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Jan 25; Vol. 18 (1), pp. e0280113. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280113
Abstrakt: The order Zoraptera contains relatively few species, but current molecular phylogenetic studies suggest an unexpectedly high level of cryptic diversity in the order with many overlooked species based on morphology alone. Latinozoros Kukalova-Peck & Peck, 1993 represents the only genus of monotypic Latinozorinae (Zoraptera: Spiralizoridae) with only one species described, L. barberi (Gurney, 1938), until now. Although this species has been repeatedly reported from a number of locations in South and Central America, it is likely a complex of unrecognized species. Here, we present a molecular phylogenetic reconstruction revealing three genetically distinct lineages in Latinozoros, and we also present detailed morphological comparisons that prove the species status of Latinozoros cacaoensis sp. nov. from French Guiana and L. gimmeli sp. nov. from the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Panama. The results indicate that the species previously referred to L. barberi is actually a species complex that includes L. barberi, the new species described here, and perhaps other species.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2023 Kočárek, Horká. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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