Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820): a species complex of a common Cladocera, highlighted by morphology and DNA barcodes
2019; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Espanhol
ISSN
2660-8537
AutoresLucía Montoliu Elena, Manuel Elías Gutiérrez, Marcelo Silva Briano,
Tópico(s)Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
ResumoespanolLos microcrustaceos de aguas continentales son uno de los grupos mas diverso y menos estudiado del reino animal. Un enfoque integrativo, que incluya al menos, datos morfologicos, moleculares y geograficos es esencial para delimitar las especies de estos invertebrados, como es el caso del complejo Moina macrocopa. En este estudio, utilizamos tres tipos de caracteres: morfologicos, geneticos (codigos de barras del ADN) y geograficos, para demostrar que Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820), el clado del Viejo Mundo, considerado aqui como M. macrocopa s.l., y Moina macrocopa americana Goulden, 1968, el clado americano, son especies distintas, no subespecies. Ademas, confirmamos que Moina macrocopa s.l. es un complejo de especies, formado por un minimo de 3 clados diferentes. EnglishFreshwater microcrustaceans are one of the most diverse and understudied groups of the animal kingdom and are best described by the use of an integrative taxonomic approach, including morphological, molecular and geographical data. In this study, we used three different types of characters, including detailed morphological analyses, DNA barcodes (COI gene) and geographical distribution to study the Old-World clade Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820), here considered as M. macrocopa s.l. and the American clade Moina macrocopa americana Goulden, 1968. Results have indicated that these clades are different species and not subspecies, while Moina macrocopa s.l. is suggested to be species complex with a minimum of three different clades.
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