The phylogenetic position of Arhaphe deviatica within Hemipteran insects: A potential model species for eco‐devo studies of symbiosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rewaida Abdel‐Gaber ◽  
Reem Alajmi ◽  
Rania Haddadi ◽  
Saeed El‐Ashram
Keyword(s):  
Potential Model ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Model Species

scholarly journals The use of non-rodent model species in microbiota studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron C. Ericsson
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Potential Model ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Rodent Models ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
Model Species ◽  
Human Gut ◽  
Causative Factors ◽  
Disease Initiation ◽  
Made In

In recent years, tremendous advances have been made in our ability to characterize complex microbial communities such as the gut microbiota, and numerous surveys of the human gut microbiota have identified countless associations between different compositional attributes of the gut microbiota and adverse health conditions. However, most of these findings in humans are purely correlative and animal models are required for prospective evaluation of such changes as causative factors in disease initiation or progression. As in most fields of biomedical research, microbiota-focused studies are predominantly performed in mouse or rat models. Depending on the field of research and experimental question or objective, non-rodent models may be preferable due to better translatability or an inability to use rodents for various reasons. The following review describes the utility and limitations of several non-rodent model species for research on the microbiota and its influence on host physiology and disease. In an effort to balance the breadth of potential model species with the amount of detail provided, four model species are discussed: zebrafish, dogs, pigs, and rabbits.

scholarly journals Establishment of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum as a new model system to investigate insect evolution

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Almudi ◽  
Carlos Martin-Blanco ◽  
Isabel Maria Garcia-Fernandez ◽  
Adrian Lopez-Catalina ◽  
Kristofer Davie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History Traits ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Model Species ◽  
Insect Evolution ◽  
Insect Ecology ◽  
Experimental Protocols ◽  
Continuous Culture System ◽  
Cloeon Dipterum ◽  
Development And Evolution

The great capability of insects to adapt to new environments promoted their extraordinary diversification, resulting in the group of Metazoa with the largest number of species distributed worldwide. To understand this enormous diversity, it is essential to investigate lineages that would allow the reconstruction of the early events in the evolution of insects. However, research on insect ecology, physiology, development and evolution has mostly focused on few well-established model species. The key phylogenetic position of mayflies within Paleoptera, as the sister group of the rest of winged insects and life history traits of mayflies make them an essential order to understand insect evolution. Here, we describe the established of a continuous culture system of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum and a series of experimental protocols and -omics resources that allow the study of its development and its great regenerative capability. Thus, the establishment of Cloeon as an experimental platform paves the way to understand genomic and morphogenetic events that occurred at the origin of winged insects.

scholarly journals Molecular phylogeny of Blaberidae (Dictyoptera, Blattodea) with implications for taxonomy and evolutionary studies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Legendre ◽  
Philippe Grandcolas ◽  
France Thouzé
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Molecular Evolution ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Model Species ◽  
Tree Reconstruction ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Evolutionary Studies ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Phylogenetic Hypotheses

In the present “tree-thinking” period, relying on accurate phylogenetic hypotheses is of paramount importance for biologists interested in an evolutionary perspective. In the Blaberidae cockroaches, a well-defined monophyletic family comprising several model species, no such phylogenetic tree is available despite several earlier contributions. Here, using six molecular markers (12S, 16S, 18S, 28S, COI and COII), we investigate the relationships of Blaberidae and compare our results with the traditional morphology-based classification. This resulted in a broad spectrum of situations, from congruent and well-supported hypotheses (e.g., the monophyly of Blaberidae, Oxyhaloinae and (Geoscapheiinae + Panesthiinae)) to incongruent and weakly supported results (e.g., polyphyly of Perisphaerinae). We emphasize that interesting and contrasted situations lie between the two extremities of this spectrum, especially concerning the genera Thanatophyllum Grandcolas, 1991, Phoetalia Stål, 1874, Laxta Walker, 1868 and Pronauphoeta Shelford, 1909. We also discuss the phylogenetic position of two incertae sedis genera (Eustegasta Gerstaecker, 1883 and Gynopeltis Gerstaecker, 1869). We conclude that in-depth signal analyses should be performed to better understand molecular evolution and its consequence on tree reconstruction for this group. As for phylogenetic relationships per se, new markers should be searched for, especially to decipher deeper relationships in Blaberidae.

Phylogenetic position ofKontumia(Polypodiaceae) inferred from four chloroplast DNA regions

2012 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a
Author(s):  
Changkyun Kim ◽  
Hong-Guang Zha ◽  
Tao Deng ◽  
Hang Sun ◽  
Su-Gong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Chloroplast Dna ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Chloroplast Dna Regions

BALB-Abcb4 mice lacking the hepatobiliary phospholipid transporter represent a potential model of hepatic osteodystrophy

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hochrath ◽  
B Rathkolb ◽  
K Butuzova ◽  
W Hans ◽  
H Fuchs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Model ◽  
Hepatic Osteodystrophy

Paepalanthus fabianeae (Eriocaulaceae): A New Microendemic Species from a Morphologically Coherent Clade

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-801
Author(s):  
Caroline Oliveira Andrino ◽  
Marcelo Fragomeni Simon ◽  
Jair Eustáquio Quintino Faria ◽  
André Luiz da Costa Moreira ◽  
Paulo Takeo Sano
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Infrageneric Classification ◽  
Espinhaço Range ◽  
Nuclear Its ◽  
Two Populations

Abstract—We describe and illustrate Paepalanthus fabianeae, a new species of Eriocaulaceae from the central portion of the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Previous phylogenetic evidence based on analyses of nuclear (ITS and ETS) and plastid (trnL-trnF and psba-trnH) sequences revealed P. fabianeae as belonging to a strongly supported and morphologically coherent clade containing five other species, all of them microendemic, restricted to the Espinhaço range. Due to the infrageneric classification of Paepalanthus being highly artificial, we preferred not assigning P. fabianeae to any infrageneric group. Paepalanthus fabianeae is known from two populations growing in campos rupestres (highland rocky fields) in the meridional Espinhaço Range. The species is characterized by pseudodichotomously branched stems, small, linear, recurved, and reflexed leaves, urceolate capitula, and bifid stigmas. Illustrations, photos, the phylogenetic position, and a detailed description, as well as comments on habitat, morphology, and affinities with similar species are provided. The restricted area of occurrence allied with threats to the quality of the habitat, mainly due to quartzite mining, justifies the preliminary classification of the new species in the Critically Endangered (CR) category using the guidelines and criteria of the IUCN Red List.

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