Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)

Abstract Providing clear and detailed morphological descriptions of endemic species in limited areas enables new knowledge of their biology and ecology to be obtained through citizen science. This information can be further used for their protection. Our study presents the first morphological descri...

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Autores principales:	Karolina Mahlerová, Pavel Jakubec, Martin Novák, Jan Růžička
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7cf899d56f114e9a90a7f4890aa482a12021-12-02T17:08:36ZDescription of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)10.1038/s41598-021-94744-x2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7cf899d56f114e9a90a7f4890aa482a12021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94744-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Providing clear and detailed morphological descriptions of endemic species in limited areas enables new knowledge of their biology and ecology to be obtained through citizen science. This information can be further used for their protection. Our study presents the first morphological description of the larvae of all three instars of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Brullé, 1836), an endemic species of the Canary Islands that, together with H. britoi García & Pérez, 1996 and H. figurata (Brullé, 1839), belongs to the peculiar genus Heterotemna Wollaston, 1864. Furthermore, we present the first sequences of two mitochondrial genes (COI, 16S) obtained from larval specimens, and cross reference them with sequences from an adult specimen. Phylogenetic analysis of molecular data placed the genus Heterotemna within the genus Silpha Linnaeus, 1758, suggesting paraphyly of Silpha. In our study, we underline the importance of using a combination of morphological description and molecular data, that can be used for barcoding developmental stages which could not otherwise be definitely associated.Karolina MahlerováPavel JakubecMartin NovákJan RůžičkaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Karolina Mahlerová Pavel Jakubec Martin Novák Jan Růžička Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
description	Abstract Providing clear and detailed morphological descriptions of endemic species in limited areas enables new knowledge of their biology and ecology to be obtained through citizen science. This information can be further used for their protection. Our study presents the first morphological description of the larvae of all three instars of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Brullé, 1836), an endemic species of the Canary Islands that, together with H. britoi García & Pérez, 1996 and H. figurata (Brullé, 1839), belongs to the peculiar genus Heterotemna Wollaston, 1864. Furthermore, we present the first sequences of two mitochondrial genes (COI, 16S) obtained from larval specimens, and cross reference them with sequences from an adult specimen. Phylogenetic analysis of molecular data placed the genus Heterotemna within the genus Silpha Linnaeus, 1758, suggesting paraphyly of Silpha. In our study, we underline the importance of using a combination of morphological description and molecular data, that can be used for barcoding developmental stages which could not otherwise be definitely associated.
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author	Karolina Mahlerová Pavel Jakubec Martin Novák Jan Růžička
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title	Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
title_short	Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
title_full	Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
title_fullStr	Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)
title_sort	description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of heterotemna tenuicornis (silphidae)
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)

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