A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

Species inventories are essential for documenting global diversity and generating necessary material for taxonomic study and conservation planning. However, for inventories to be immediately relevant, the taxonomic process must reduce the time to describe and identify specimens. To address these con...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Brian L Fisher, M Alex Smith
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3012b7c6ff9f4259b6f41f4c50a6f0a5
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:3012b7c6ff9f4259b6f41f4c50a6f0a5
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3012b7c6ff9f4259b6f41f4c50a6f0a52021-11-25T06:12:14ZA revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0001787https://doaj.org/article/3012b7c6ff9f4259b6f41f4c50a6f0a52008-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18509544/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Species inventories are essential for documenting global diversity and generating necessary material for taxonomic study and conservation planning. However, for inventories to be immediately relevant, the taxonomic process must reduce the time to describe and identify specimens. To address these concerns for the inventory of arthropods across the Malagasy region, we present here a collaborative approach to taxonomy where collectors, morphologists and DNA barcoders using cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) participate collectively in a team-driven taxonomic process. We evaluate the role of DNA barcoding as a tool to accelerate species identification and description. This revision is primarily based on arthropod surveys throughout the Malagasy region from 1992 to 2006. The revision is based on morphological and CO1 DNA barcode analysis of 500 individuals. In the region, five species of Anochetus (A. boltonisp. nov., A. goodmanisp. nov., A. grandidieri, and A. madagascarensis from Madagascar, and A. pattersonisp. nov. from Seychelles) and three species of Odontomachus (O. coquereli, O. troglodytes and O. simillimus) are recognized. DNA barcoding (using cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1)) facilitated caste association and type designation, and highlighted population structure associated with reproductive strategy, biogeographic and evolutionary patterns for future exploration. This study provides an example of collaborative taxonomy, where morphology is combined with DNA barcoding. We demonstrate that CO1 DNA barcoding is a practical tool that allows formalized alpha-taxonomy at a speed, detail, precision, and scale unattainable by employing morphology alone.Brian L FisherM Alex SmithPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 3, Iss 5, p e1787 (2008)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Brian L Fisher M Alex Smith A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
description	Species inventories are essential for documenting global diversity and generating necessary material for taxonomic study and conservation planning. However, for inventories to be immediately relevant, the taxonomic process must reduce the time to describe and identify specimens. To address these concerns for the inventory of arthropods across the Malagasy region, we present here a collaborative approach to taxonomy where collectors, morphologists and DNA barcoders using cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) participate collectively in a team-driven taxonomic process. We evaluate the role of DNA barcoding as a tool to accelerate species identification and description. This revision is primarily based on arthropod surveys throughout the Malagasy region from 1992 to 2006. The revision is based on morphological and CO1 DNA barcode analysis of 500 individuals. In the region, five species of Anochetus (A. boltonisp. nov., A. goodmanisp. nov., A. grandidieri, and A. madagascarensis from Madagascar, and A. pattersonisp. nov. from Seychelles) and three species of Odontomachus (O. coquereli, O. troglodytes and O. simillimus) are recognized. DNA barcoding (using cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1)) facilitated caste association and type designation, and highlighted population structure associated with reproductive strategy, biogeographic and evolutionary patterns for future exploration. This study provides an example of collaborative taxonomy, where morphology is combined with DNA barcoding. We demonstrate that CO1 DNA barcoding is a practical tool that allows formalized alpha-taxonomy at a speed, detail, precision, and scale unattainable by employing morphology alone.
format	article
author	Brian L Fisher M Alex Smith
author_facet	Brian L Fisher M Alex Smith
author_sort	Brian L Fisher
title	A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
title_short	A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
title_full	A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
title_fullStr	A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
title_full_unstemmed	A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
title_sort	revision of malagasy species of anochetus mayr and odontomachus latreille (hymenoptera: formicidae).
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2008
url	https://doaj.org/article/3012b7c6ff9f4259b6f41f4c50a6f0a5
work_keys_str_mv	AT brianlfisher arevisionofmalagasyspeciesofanochetusmayrandodontomachuslatreillehymenopteraformicidae AT malexsmith arevisionofmalagasyspeciesofanochetusmayrandodontomachuslatreillehymenopteraformicidae AT brianlfisher revisionofmalagasyspeciesofanochetusmayrandodontomachuslatreillehymenopteraformicidae AT malexsmith revisionofmalagasyspeciesofanochetusmayrandodontomachuslatreillehymenopteraformicidae
_version_	1718414032919068672

A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus mayr and Odontomachus latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

Ejemplares similares