Phylogenetic relationships of the family Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 (Crustacea: Peracarida: Isopoda) within Sphaeromatidea based on 18S-rDNA molecular data

• Published in: Zootaxa Vol. 3599; p. 161
• Main Authors: Wetzer, Regina, Pérez-Losada, Marcos, Bruce, Niel L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand 04.01.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Arthropod Proteins - genetics; Isopoda - classification; Isopoda - genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA

Based on 18S-rDNA sequences of 97 isopods including 18 Sphaeromatidea, we show Sphaeromatidae, Valvifera, Serolidae, and Ancinidae is a well supported clade. The within clade relationships of these taxa are not as definitively demonstrated because taxon sampling for some groups is still limited. In...