MicroRNA evolution provides new evidence for a close relationship of Diplura to Insecta

• Published in: Systematic entomology Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 365 - 377
• Main Authors: Liu, Ai‐Min, Chen, Wan‐Jun, Huang, Cheng‐Wang, Qian, Chang‐Yuan, Liang, Yan, Li, Sheng, Zhan, Shuai, Luan, Yun‐Xia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Collembola; Diplura; Hexapoda; Insecta; insects; microRNA; MicroRNAs; miRNA; monophyly; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Protura

The phylogenetic interrelationships among four hexapod lineages (Protura, Collembola, Diplura and Insecta) are pivotal to understanding the origin of insects and the early diversification of Hexapoda, but they have been difficult to clarify based on the available data. In this study, we identified 9...