A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of Mytilidae (Bivalvia: Mytilida)

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 139; p. 106533
• Main Authors: Lee, Yucheol, Kwak, Haena, Shin, Jinkyung, Kim, Seung-Chul, Kim, Taeho, Park, Joong-Ki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian theory; Bivalvia; fauna; freshwater; Gene Rearrangement - genetics; Genes, Mitochondrial; Genome, Mitochondrial; habitats; Lithophaga; Mesozoic era; mitochondria; Mitochondrial genome; Modiolus; Molecular phylogeny; Mollusca; mussels; Mytilida; Mytilidae; Mytilidae - classification; Mytilidae - genetics; nucleotide sequences; Phylogeny; statistical analysis; Time Factors; Molecular phylogeny; Mytilidae; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Mitochondrial genome

[Display omitted] •The phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies of the Mytilidae are uncertain.•A mitochondrial genome phylogeny was reconstructed for 27 mytilid species.•The phylogeny shows two major clades that have diverged in the Devonian.•The splitting time among the major subfamilies occur...