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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qiong Yu, Fu-Sheng Yang, Ya-Xing Chen, Hui Wu, Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond, Xiao-Quan Wang
Summary: By reconstructing the transcriptome-based phylogeny of 19 diploid Ephedra species, the evolutionary history of the gymnosperm genus Ephedra was investigated. The results revealed that Ephedra originated from Mediterranean species and split into three clades: American species, E. rhytidosperma, and other Asian species. Reticulate evolution was found to be common in Ephedra, and the genus likely originated in the late Cretaceous along the Tethys coast.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Zoology
Huamei Wen, Tao Luo, Yali Wang, Siwei Wang, Tao Liu, Ning Xiao, Jiang Zhou
Summary: Genetic data provides insights into the classification and origins of Sinocyclocheilus species. This study revealed phylogenetic relationships, historical biogeography, and diversification patterns of the genus using mitochondrial genomes. The results suggest a new species group and indicate that the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau uplifts and Miocene climate change influenced the diversification of Sinocyclocheilus lineage.
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
(2022)
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Fisheries
Davut Turan, Fahrettin Kucuk, Salim Serkan Guclu, Ismail Aksu
Summary: The new genus, Turcichondrostoma, is distinct in terms of gill raker count, premaxilla and dentary bone morphologies. Phylogenetic analyses based on genetic data show high support for the genus within the former Chondrostoma group, with distinct genetic distance values and consistent results from both morphological and molecular analyses.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Cheng Zhang, Shun Zhang, Zhe Tian, Danli Wang, Shanliang Xu
Summary: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of O. salsburyi was analyzed to investigate its mitochondrial structure, phylogenetic relationship, and optimal codon usage. The results showed that the mitogenome of O. salsburyi consisted of 16,598 bp and contained 22 tRNAs, 13 PCGs, two rRNAs, and two non-coding regions. The study identified six optimal codons and supported the classification of O. salsburyi as a species of the genus Osteochilus based on phylogenetic analyses.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Elizabeth Syowai Mutinda, Elijah Mbandi Mkala, Xiang Dong, Jia-Xin Yang, Emmanuel Nyongesa Waswa, Consolata Nanjala, Wyclif Ochieng Odago, Guang-Wan Hu, Qing-Feng Wang
Summary: The present study sequenced two samples of Toddalia asiatica species from Kenya and compared their genome structures with T. asiatica species from China. The results showed that the genome size of the African species was slightly larger than the Asian species, and they displayed high similarity in gene arrangement. These findings support the merging of Toddalia with Zanthoxylum and the taxonomic change of Toddalia asiatica to Zanthoxylum asiaticum for the African species.
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Genetics & Heredity
Xiao Jiang Chen, Lin Song
Summary: In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequence of Mystacoleucus lepturus from China was sequenced and annotated. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship between M. lepturus and M. marginatus. The genetic data obtained in this study holds importance for conservation and phylogenetic research of M. lepturus.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shlomo Cain, Stephanie F. Loria, Rachel Ben-Shlomo, Lorenzo Prendini, Eran Gefen
Summary: This study investigated the phylogeny and biogeography of Buthacus species in the Levant, supporting a revised classification and revealing two geographically-separated clades. The divergence between these clades occurred in the Early Miocene in the Levant, coinciding with the existence of two land bridges allowing fauna exchange between Africa and Asia.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Aintzane Santaquiteria, Alexandre C. Siqueira, Emanuell Duarte-Ribeiro, Giorgio Carnevale, William T. White, John J. Pogonoski, Carole C. Baldwin, Guillermo Orti, Dahiana Arcila, Ricardo Betancur-R
Summary: The Syngnatharia group, which includes charismatic fish species like trumpetfishes, goatfishes, seahorses, and pipefishes, is widely distributed in tropical and warm-temperate regions, with a large portion of its diversity found in the Indo-Pacific. By applying an integrative phylogenomic approach, researchers were able to elucidate the evolutionary biogeography of syngnatharians, revealing their origins in the ancient Tethys Sea and subsequent expansion into the Indo-Pacific region. The study highlighted the importance of considering factors generating uncertainty in macroevolutionary and biogeographic inferences.
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Seung Woon Yun, Hyun Tae Kim
Summary: Using the NGS method, scientists successfully sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of a Korean endemic species, Iksookimia pacifica. The genome consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region. Phylogenetic analysis showed that I. pacifica is closely related to I. koreensis. The mitogenome sequence data of I. pacifica will contribute to understanding the phylogenetic relationship among Cobitidae species.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jiantao Hu, Hongjie Li, Harumi Sakai, Takahiko Mukai, Ho Young Suk, Chenhong Li
Summary: In this study, a robust phylogeny of the genus Odontobutis was built based on comprehensive molecular data collection and analysis. Divergence time estimation and ancestral range reconstruction indicated that the common ancestor of modern Odontobutis was likely distributed in Japan, southern China, or the Korean Peninsula. Geographical events in East Asia since the late Miocene, such as the opening of the Japan/East Sea and climate change, might have contributed to the diversification and current distribution pattern of Odontobutis.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Zoology
Sophie A. Boerman, Gwendal Perrichon, Jian Yang, Cheng-Sen Li, Jeremy E. Martin, Robert P. Speijer, Thierry Smith
Summary: This study describes a new fossil crocodyloid species, Qianshanosuchus youngi, from the lower Palaeocene of Qianshan Basin, China. The fossil exhibits juvenile crocodylian characteristics and a unique combination of features. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that Q. youngi occupies a basal crocodyloid position. These findings extend the presence of Crocodyloidea in Asia to the early Palaeocene and support previous hypotheses of Palaeocene dispersal of Asiatosuchus-like crocodyloids from Asia to Europe.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Hiranya Sudasinghe, Neelesh Dahanukar, Rajeev Raghavan, Tharindu Ranasinghe, Kumudu Wijesooriya, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Lukas Ruber, Madhava Meegaskumbura
Summary: Based on collections from Peninsular India and Sri Lanka, a molecular phylogeny of Lepidocephalichthys loaches was constructed, showing their wide distribution in the region. The study also revealed that these loaches colonized Sri Lanka in the late Miocene and experienced multiple back-migrations to India and colonizations from the mainland in the Plio-Pleistocene.
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Zoology
Davut Turan, Cuneyt Kaya, Ismail Aksu, Yusuf Bektas
Summary: The molecular and morphological studies in this research identified a new genus called Paracapoeta within the Mesopotamian group. Paracapoeta species, found in Mesopotomia and Levant, can be differentiated from Capoeta and Luciobarbus species by certain morphological characteristics. The molecular phylogeny confirmed the distinctness of Paracapoeta from other groups in the subfamily Barbinae. Additionally, the synonymy between Capoeta turani and Capoeta erhani was established.
ZOOSYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zeng-Yuan Wu, Richard I. Milne, Jie Liu, Ferry Slik, Yan Yu, Ya-Huang Luo, Alexandre K. Monro, Wan-Ting Wang, Hong Wang, Paul J. A. Kessler, Marc W. Cadotte, Ran Nathan, De-Zhu Li
Summary: Based on the study of the widely distributed genus Oreocnide in Southeast Asia, this research reveals that the plants originated in mainland East Asia and began to diversify around 6.06 Ma. Furthermore, it suggests that immigration from the mainland played a greater role in the assembly of biotic communities in the region than previously thought. The study also indicates that climatic changes, rather than geological events, were the likely drivers of diversification, especially during the intensification of the East Asian monsoons and Pleistocene climate and sea level fluctuations.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Izabela S. Mendes, Bruno F. Melo, Junio S. Damasceno, Daniel F. Teixeira, Daniel C. Carvalho
Summary: Using molecular analysis with mitochondrial and nuclear loci, it is discovered that H. copelandii has two well-defined genetic lineages, which might be related to headwater capture events around 2.8 million years ago. This hidden diversity provides valuable information for taxonomy and conservation in a severely impacted region of Brazil.