New molecular sequences for two genera of marine planarians facilitate determination of their position in the phylogenetic tree, with new records for two species (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Maricola)

For the first time, molecular sequences of the 18S ribosomal DNA were generated for representatives of the genera Obrimoposthia Sluys & Ball, 1989 and Paucumara Sluys, 1989 of the suborder of the marine triclads, or Maricola, by analyzing the species Obrimoposthiawandeli (Hallez, 1906) and Paucu...

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Published inZooKeys Vol. 781; no. 781; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Yang, Hee-Min, Sluys, Ronald, Kawakatsu, Masaharu, Min, Gi-Sik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 09.08.2018
Subjects
Asia
Cenozoic
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Discovery and exploration
DNA
Flatworms
Genera
Genetic aspects
Identification and classification
Maricola
New records
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Platyhelminthes
Polar
Ribosomal DNA
Species
Systematics
Tricladida
Zoology
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Summary:For the first time, molecular sequences of the 18S ribosomal DNA were generated for representatives of the genera Obrimoposthia Sluys & Ball, 1989 and Paucumara Sluys, 1989 of the suborder of the marine triclads, or Maricola, by analyzing the species Obrimoposthiawandeli (Hallez, 1906) and Paucumaratrigonocephala (Ijima & Kaburaki, 1916). On the basis of this molecular data the phylogenetic position of these two genera in the phylogenetic tree of the Maricola was determined and compared with their position in the phylogeny based on the analysis of anatomical features. New records for these two species are documented and their taxonomic status is determined on the basis of histological studies.
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Academic editor: D. Gibson
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.781.26324