scholarly journals Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of Heptageniid Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera): Conserved Intergenic Spacer and tRNA Gene Duplication

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Ran Li ◽  
Zhiming Lei ◽  
Wenjuan Li ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Changfa Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Gene Duplication ◽  
Trna Gene ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Gene Arrangement ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
Gene Block ◽  
Intergenic Spacers

Large intergenic spacers and tRNA gene duplications have been reported in several insect groups, although little is known about mitogenomes of mayflies. Here, we determined complete mitogenomes of ten heptageniid species and systemically analyzed their mitogenomic features. Both a conserved intergenic spacer (IGS) and trnM duplication were detected in those mitogenomes. The IGS, which was observed in heptageniids, could be further folded into a stable stem–loop structure. The tRNA gene duplication was found in almost all analyzed mitogenomes, and a unique gene block trnI-trnM-trnQ-trnM-ND2 was also discovered. Our analysis demonstrates that the heptageniid gene arrangement pattern can be explained by the tandem duplication-random loss (TDRL) model. Phylogenetic analyses using both Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods based on the nucleotide and amino acid sequence data recovered the genus Epeorus as monophyletic with strong support. Our results provide a better understanding of mitogenomic evolution in Heptageniidae, as well as novel molecular markers for species identification of mayflies.

scholarly journals Two Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Mileewinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and a Phylogenetic Analysis

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Tinghao Yu ◽  
Yalin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Start Codon ◽  
Gene Arrangement ◽  
Mitochondrial Genomes ◽  
Protein Coding

More studies are using mitochondrial genomes of insects to explore the sequence variability, evolutionary traits, monophyly of groups and phylogenetic relationships. Controversies remain on the classification of the Mileewinae and the phylogenetic relationships between Mileewinae and other subfamilies remain ambiguous. In this study, we present two newly completed mitogenomes of Mileewinae (Mileewa rufivena Cai and Kuoh 1997 and Ujna puerana Yang and Meng 2010) and conduct comparative mitogenomic analyses based on several different factors. These species have quite similar features, including their nucleotide content, codon usage of protein genes and the secondary structure of tRNA. Gene arrangement is identical and conserved, the same as the putative ancestral pattern of insects. All protein-coding genes of U. puerana began with the start codon ATN, while 5 Mileewa species had the abnormal initiation codon TTG in ND5 and ATP8. Moreover, M. rufivena had an intergenic spacer of 17 bp that could not be found in other mileewine species. Phylogenetic analysis based on three datasets (PCG123, PCG12 and AA) with two methods (maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference) recovered the Mileewinae as a monophyletic group with strong support values. All results in our study indicate that Mileewinae has a closer phylogenetic relationship to Typhlocybinae compared to Cicadellinae. Additionally, six species within Mileewini revealed the relationship (U. puerana + (M. ponta + (M. rufivena + M. alara) + (M. albovittata + M. margheritae))) in most of our phylogenetic trees. These results contribute to the study of the taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationships of Mileewinae.

Anterastes davrazensis sp. n. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): morphology, song and 16S rDNA phylogeny

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3401 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARP KAYA ◽  
DRAGAN CHOBANOV ◽  
BATTAL ÇIPLAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rdna ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
16S Rdna Sequence ◽  
Rdna Sequence Data ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The new species Anterastes davrazensis sp. n. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) is described from south-eastern Turkey. Description, diagnosis and relationships of the new species were studied utilizing morphology, male calling songs and 16S rDNA sequence data from all species in the genus. Morphology and song syllable structure indicate A. davrazensis sp. n. is related to A. uludaghensis. Phylogenetic analyses based on representative haplotypes of 16S rDNA, using Sureyaella bella, Parapholidoptera distincta and Bolua turkiyae as outgroups, also suggested strong support to the relationship of these two species. A. davrazensis sp. n. differs from its closest relative A. uludaghensis by the higher number of stridulatory pegs and the song, consisting of irregular syllable groups.

Phylogenetics and revised taxonomy of the Australian freshwater cod genus, Maccullochella (Percichthyidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine J. Nock ◽  
Martin S. Elphinstone ◽  
Stuart J. Rowland ◽  
Peter R. Baverstock
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Allopatric Populations ◽  
Murray Darling Basin ◽  
Murray Cod ◽  
Australian Freshwater

Determining the phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships among allopatric populations can be difficult, especially when divergence is recent and morphology is conserved. We used mitochondrial sequence data from the control region and three protein-coding genes (1253 bp in total) and genotypes determined at 13 microsatellite loci to examine the evolutionary relationships among Australia’s largest freshwater fish, the Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii, from the inland Murray–Darling Basin, and its allopatric sister taxa from coastal drainages, the eastern freshwater cod, M. ikei, and Mary River cod, M. peelii mariensis. Phylogenetic analyses provided strong support for taxon-specific clades, with a clade containing both of the eastern taxa reciprocally monophyletic to M. peelii peelii, suggesting a more recent common ancestry between M. ikei and M. peelii mariensis than between the M. peelii subspecies. This finding conflicts with the existing taxonomy and suggests that ancestral Maccullochella crossed the Great Dividing Range in the Pleistocene and subsequently diverged in eastern coastal drainages. Evidence from the present study, in combination with previous morphological and allozymatic data, demonstrates that all extant taxa are genetically and morphologically distinct. The taxonomy of Maccullochella is revised, with Mary River cod now recognised as a species, Maccullochella mariensis, a sister species to eastern freshwater cod, M. ikei. As a result of the taxonomic revision, Murray cod is M. peelii.

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Molecular Diversity of Ticks and Tick-Borne Microorganisms of Small Ruminants in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Ghafar ◽  
Adil Khan ◽  
Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz ◽  
Charles G. Gauci ◽  
Sadaf Niaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Data ◽  
Health Significance ◽  
Second Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Theileria Spp

This study investigated ticks and tick-borne microorganisms of small ruminants from five districts of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) of Pakistan. Morphological (n = 104) and molecular (n = 54) characterization of the ticks revealed the presence of six ixodid ticks: Rhipicephalus (Rh.) haemaphysaloides, Rh. microplus, Rh. turanicus, Haemaphysalis (Hs.) punctata, Hs. sulcata and Hyalomma anatolicum. Phylogenetic analyses of nucleotide sequence data for two mitochondrial (16S and cytochrome c oxidase 1) and one nuclear (second internal transcribed spacer) DNA regions provided strong support for the grouping of the six tick species identified in this study. Microfluidic real-time PCR, employing multiple pre-validated nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers, detected 11 potential pathogens and endosymbionts in 72.2% of the ticks (n = 54) tested. Rickettsia (R.) massiliae was the most common pathogen found (42.6% of ticks) followed by Theileria spp. (33.3%), Anaplasma (A.) ovis and R. slovaca (25.9% each). Anaplasma centrale, A. marginale, Ehrlichia spp., R. aeschlimannii, R. conorii and endosymbionts (Francisella- and Coxiella-like) were detected at much lower rates (1.9–22.2%) in ticks. Ticks from goats (83.9%) carried significantly higher microorganisms than those from sheep (56.5%). This study demonstrates that ticks of small ruminants from the FATA are carrying multiple microorganisms of veterinary and medical health significance and provides the basis for future investigations of ticks and tick-borne diseases of animals and humans in this and neighboring regions.

Molecular and morphological evidence indicates that Pseudorhabdosynochus lantauensis (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) represents two species

Parasitology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 130 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Y. WU ◽  
N. B. CHILTON ◽  
X. Q. ZHU ◽  
M. Q. XIE ◽  
A. X. LI
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Bootstrap Support ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Lsu Rdna ◽  
Epinephelus Coioides

Sequences of the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) and the D1-D3 domains of the large subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were determined for multiple specimens of 4 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of the monogenean, Pseudorhabdosynochus lantauensis. OTUs were defined based on their collecting localities, host and/or morphological characteristics. All P. lantauensis specimens of one group (OTUs 1 and 3) differed in their sequences of the ITS-1 and partial LSU rDNA when compared with specimens of a second group (OTUs 2 and 4) by 12% and 2%, respectively. Results of the phylogenetic analyses of the LSU rDNA sequence data showed total (100%) bootstrap support for the separation of P. lantauensis into 2 distinct clades. At least 11 of the 18 nucleotide differences in the LSU sequence between the two P. lantauensis clades were derived (i.e. autapomorphic) characters when the morphologically distinct species, P. epinepheli and P. coioidesis, were used as outgroups. Furthermore, there were several autapomorphic character states for each P. lantauensis clade. This provides sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis that P. lantauensis represents a single species. Morphological and morphometric differences between these two clades provided additional strong support for the separation of P. lantauensis into two species. These two parasite species were found to co-exist on one of the two species of serranid fish (i.e. Epinephelus coioides) examined in the South China Sea (Guangdong Province, China).

A phylogenetic analysis of the Chamelaucium alliance (Myrtaceae)

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lam ◽  
P. G. Wilson ◽  
M. M. Heslewood ◽  
C. J. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Fruit Type ◽  
Generic Status ◽  
Matk Gene

Analysis of sequence data from the matK gene and the atpβ–rbcL intergenic spacer for 70 representatives of the Chamelaucium alliance sensu Briggs and Johnson (1979) provides strong support for the monophyly of the alliance, but there is no support for their concept of suballiances on the basis of fruit type: indehiscent fruit have arisen in multiple lineages. There is, however, strong support for Calytrix, Homalocalyx and Ochrosperma being the first lineages to diverge within the alliance. A number of genera within the alliance are not monophyletic in this analysis, namely Astartea, Babingtonia, Baeckea sensu lato, Darwinia and Hypocalymma. Monophyly of Baeckea sensu stricto, Euryomyrtus, Ochrosperma, Rinzia, Scholtzia and Triplarina is strongly supported. Several well-supported groups that may warrant generic status have been identified.

PCR-based analysis of the intergenic spacers of the Nor loci on the A genomes of Triticum diploids and polyploids

Genome ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Sallares ◽  
Terence A Brown
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Random Noise ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Population Variation ◽  
Chain Reactions ◽  
Intergenic Spacers ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reactions ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Ribosomal Dnas

We present DNA sequence data showing population variation in the intergenic spacer (IGS) regions of the ribosomal DNAs (rDNAs) on the A genomes of 27 diploid and polyploid wheats. PCRs (polymerase chain reactions) specific for the Am genome gave products with five populations of Triticum monococcum but did not give products with AABB or AABBDD wheats. PCRs specific to the Au genome of T. urartu gave products with all the AABB and AABBDD polyploids that were tested, but not with T. monococcum. AAGG tetraploids gave products only with the Au-specific primers, but the AAAAGG hexaploid T. zhukovskyi gave products with both the Au and Am primers. Phylogenetic analysis showed a substantial degree of IGS divergence for both the Am and Au genomes in diploids and polyploids compared with other genomes of Triticum and Aegilops. The rate of evolution of the IGS is much greater than previously reported for the internal transcribed region of the rDNAs but the view that the IGS only gives random noise is rejected, the IGS sequences presented here reflecting the general evolutionary trends affecting the wheat genome as a whole.Key words: wheat, ribosomal DNA, intergenic spacer, polymerase chain reaction.

Molecular phylogeny of Juniperus in Iran with special reference to the J. excelsa complex, focusing on J. seravschanica

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 375 (2) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
FATEMEH HOJJATI ◽  
SHAHROKH KAZEMPOUR-OSALOO ◽  
ROBERT PETER ADAMS ◽  
MOSTAFA ASSADI
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Single Copy ◽  
Hybrid Origin ◽  
Nrdna Its ◽  
Nw Iran ◽  
Intergenic Spacers ◽  
Single Copy Nuclear Gene ◽  
Sw Iran

A total of over 100 accessions representing 11 species of Juniperus in Iran using multiple DNA regions were included in phylogenetic analyses. Analyses of four plastid intergenic spacers (petN-psbM, trnD-trnT, trnL-trnF, trnS-trnG) and nrDNA ITS sequences retrieved Juniperus in Iran as a monophyletic group with two clades corresponding to sections Juniperus and Sabina. Our data support the recognition of J. communis, J. deltoides, J. foetidissima, J. polycarpos var. polycarpos and var. turcomanica, J. sabina and J. seravschanica in Iran. Based on sequences from nrDNA ITS, plastid petN-psbM and single copy nuclear gene LHCA, specimens from the SE Iran that were previously considered to be a part of the J. excelsa complex were shown to be J. seravschanica. Samples from NE Iran were found to be J. polycarpos var. turcomanica and specimens from NW Iran were shown to be J. polycarpos var. polycarpos. Plants belonging to the J. excelsa complex from SW Iran appear to be of hybrid origin between J. polycarpos from N Iran and J. seravschanica from SE Iran. None of the Juniperus samples from Iran were found to be J. excelsa s str., as compared with typical samples from Greece. The sequence data from nrDNA ITS, plastid petN-psbM, trnD-trnT, trnL-trnF, trnS-trnG and single copy nuclear genes (LHCA4, maldehy, myb, CnAIP3 and 4CL) were utilized in this study to identify Iranian samples R, U, K as J. seravschanica.

scholarly journals Mitochondrial genomes of the stoneflies Mesonemoura metafiligera and Mesonemoura tritaenia (Plecoptera, Nemouridae), with a phylogenetic analysis of Nemouroidea

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 835 ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin–Jun Cao ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Yao–Rui Huang ◽  
Wei–Hai Li
Keyword(s):  
Tandem Repeats ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Purifying Selection ◽  
Gene Arrangement ◽  
Mitochondrial Genomes ◽  
Trna Genes ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
The Family

In this study, two new mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) ofMesonemourametafiligeraandMesonemouratritaeniafrom the family Nemouridae (Insecta: Plecoptera) were sequenced. TheMesonemourametafiligeramitogenome was a 15,739 bp circular DNA molecule, which was smaller than that ofM.tritaenia(15,778 bp) due to differences in the size of the A+T-rich region. Results show that gene content, gene arrangement, base composition, and codon usage were highly conserved in two species. Ka/Ks ratios analyses of protein-coding genes revealed that the highest and lowest rates were found in ND6 and COI and that all these genes were evolving under purifying selection. All tRNA genes in nemourid mitogenomes had a typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except for tRNASer(AGN)which appeared to lack the dihydrouridine arm. The multiple alignments of nemourid lrRNA and srRNA genes showed that sequences of three species were highly conserved. All the A+T-rich region included tandem repeats regions and stem-loop structures. The phylogenetic analyses using Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood methods (ML) generated identical results. Amphinemurinae and Nemourinae were sister-groups and the family Nemouridae was placed as sister to Capniidae and Taeniopterygidae.

scholarly journals The highly rearranged mitochondrial genomes of three economically important scale insects and the mitochondrial phylogeny of Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha)

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Ling Liu ◽  
Qing-Dong Chen ◽  
Song Chen ◽  
De-Qiang Pu ◽  
Zhi-Teng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tandem Repeats ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Gene Arrangement ◽  
Planococcus Citri ◽  
Mitochondrial Genomes ◽  
Trna Genes ◽  
Stem Loop

The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of scale insects are less known in comparison to other insects, which hinders the phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of Coccoidea and higher taxa. Herein, the complete mitogenomes of Unaspis yanonensis, Planococcus citri and Ceroplastes rubens were sequenced for Coccoidea. The 15,220-bp long mitogenome of U. yanonensis contained the typical set of 37 genes including 13 PCGs, 22 tRNA genes and two rRNA genes; the 15,549-bp long mitogenome of P. citri lacked the tRNA gene trnV; the 15,387-bp long mitogenome of C. rubens exhibited several shortened PCGs and lacked five tRNA genes. The mitochondrial gene arrangement of the three mitogenomes was different from other scale insects and Drosophila yakuba. Most PCGs used standard ATN (ATA, ATT, ATC and ATG) start codons and complete TAN (TAA or TAG) termination codons. The ND4L had the highest evolutionary rate but COX1 and CYTB were the lowest. Most tRNA genes had cloverleaf secondary structures, whereas the reduction of dihydrouridine (DHU) arms and TψC arms were detected. Tandem repeats, stem-loop (SL) structures and poly-[TA]n stretch were found in the control regions (CRs) of the three mitogenomes. The phylogenetic analyses using Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood methods (ML) showed identical results, both supporting the inner relationship of Coccoidea as Coccidae + (Pseudococcidae + Diaspididae).

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