Molecular markers and SEM imaging reveal pseudocryptic diversity within the Ponto-Caspian low-profile amphipod invader Dikerogammarus bispinosus

Autor: H. Morhun, D. Copilas-Ciocianu, T. Rewicz, M. O. Son, A. Khomenko, M. Huseynov, S. Utevsky, M. Grabowski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The European Zoological Journal, Vol 89, Iss 1, Pp 87-101 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2475-0263
24750263
DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.2018056
Popis: The Ponto-Caspian amphipod Dikerogammarus bispinosus was originally described from the Black Sea basin. Its recent discovery in the Caspian Sea basin was puzzling because it was unknown whether it was an invasive or an overlooked native species in this area. Here, we examined specimens collected from both the Black and Caspian Sea basins by means of molecular species delimitation based on nuclear (28S) and mitochondrial (COI) DNA sequences, as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Our analyses reveal that D. bispinosus comprises three evolutionary independent lineages that are molecularly and morphologically distinct. One lineage occurs throughout rivers in the Black Sea basin, while the other two inhabit the Caspian Sea and were found in sympatry, further reinforcing that they are distinct species. Our time-calibrated phylogeny indicates that these lineages split during the Late Miocene-Pliocene, a period corresponding with the separation of the Black and Caspian basins via the Caucasus mountain uplift. SEM imaging revealed morphological differences with respect to setal patterns on the gnathopod propodi among all three lineages. Therefore, our results clearly indicate not only that D. bispinosus is native in the Caspian region, but that it has been overlooked for a long time. Additional populations covering the entire range of this species complex need to be further studied in order to gain a more complete picture of its evolutionary history and resolve its taxonomy.
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