Morphological and molecular study of Symphyla from Colombia

Autor: Diego Alberto Salazar Moncada, Jaime Calle-Osorno, Freddy Ruiz-Lopez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 484, Pp 121-130 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.484.8363
Popis: The symphylans are a poorly studied group. In Colombia the number of symphylan species is unknown with only Scutigerella immaculata (Symphyla: Scutigerellidae) being reported previously. The aim of this research was to collect and identify the symphylan pests of flower crops in Colombia. Morphological descriptions showed that our specimens shared more than one of the characters that define different genera within Scutigerellidae. The COI barcode haplotype showed interspecific level genetic divergence with S. causeyae (at least 23%) and Hanseniella sp. (22%). Furthermore, our Colombian symphylans shared the same COI haplotype as some Symphyla found in Cameroon indicating a wide geographical distribution of this taxon. Our results suggest the presence of a new genus or subgenus in the class Symphyla.
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