Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.

Cyatta abscondita, a new genus and species of fungus-farming ant from Brazil, is described based on morphological study of more than 20 workers, two dealate gynes, one male, and two larvae. Ecological field data are summarized, including natural history, nest architecture, and foraging behavior. Phy...

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Autores principales:	Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Ted R Schultz, Carlos R F Brandão, Christiana Klingenberg, Rodrigo M Feitosa, Christian Rabeling, Maurício Bacci, Cauê T Lopes, Heraldo L Vasconcelos
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:028c0fa6b1264876819ecfee4c348a9e2021-11-18T08:46:14ZCyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0080498https://doaj.org/article/028c0fa6b1264876819ecfee4c348a9e2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24260403/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Cyatta abscondita, a new genus and species of fungus-farming ant from Brazil, is described based on morphological study of more than 20 workers, two dealate gynes, one male, and two larvae. Ecological field data are summarized, including natural history, nest architecture, and foraging behavior. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data from four nuclear genes indicate that Cyatta abscondita is the distant sister taxon of the genus Kalathomyrmex, and that together they comprise the sister group of the remaining neoattine ants, an informal clade that includes the conspicuous and well-known leaf-cutter ants. Morphologically, Cyatta abscondita shares very few obvious character states with Kalathomyrmex. It does, however, possess a number of striking morphological features unique within the fungus-farming tribe Attini. It also shares morphological character states with taxa that span the ancestral node of the Attini. The morphology, behavior, and other biological characters of Cyatta abscondita are potentially informative about plesiomorphic character states within the fungus-farming ants and about the early evolution of ant agriculture.Jeffrey Sosa-CalvoTed R SchultzCarlos R F BrandãoChristiana KlingenbergRodrigo M FeitosaChristian RabelingMaurício BacciCauê T LopesHeraldo L VasconcelosPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 11, p e80498 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo Ted R Schultz Carlos R F Brandão Christiana Klingenberg Rodrigo M Feitosa Christian Rabeling Maurício Bacci Cauê T Lopes Heraldo L Vasconcelos Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
description	Cyatta abscondita, a new genus and species of fungus-farming ant from Brazil, is described based on morphological study of more than 20 workers, two dealate gynes, one male, and two larvae. Ecological field data are summarized, including natural history, nest architecture, and foraging behavior. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data from four nuclear genes indicate that Cyatta abscondita is the distant sister taxon of the genus Kalathomyrmex, and that together they comprise the sister group of the remaining neoattine ants, an informal clade that includes the conspicuous and well-known leaf-cutter ants. Morphologically, Cyatta abscondita shares very few obvious character states with Kalathomyrmex. It does, however, possess a number of striking morphological features unique within the fungus-farming tribe Attini. It also shares morphological character states with taxa that span the ancestral node of the Attini. The morphology, behavior, and other biological characters of Cyatta abscondita are potentially informative about plesiomorphic character states within the fungus-farming ants and about the early evolution of ant agriculture.
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author	Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo Ted R Schultz Carlos R F Brandão Christiana Klingenberg Rodrigo M Feitosa Christian Rabeling Maurício Bacci Cauê T Lopes Heraldo L Vasconcelos
author_facet	Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo Ted R Schultz Carlos R F Brandão Christiana Klingenberg Rodrigo M Feitosa Christian Rabeling Maurício Bacci Cauê T Lopes Heraldo L Vasconcelos
author_sort	Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo
title	Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
title_short	Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
title_full	Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
title_fullStr	Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
title_full_unstemmed	Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.
title_sort	cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from brazil.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/028c0fa6b1264876819ecfee4c348a9e
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Cyatta abscondita: taxonomy, evolution, and natural history of a new fungus-farming ant genus from Brazil.

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