The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.

In the past decade, Houston, Texas has been virtually overrun by an unidentified ant species, the sudden appearance and enormous population sizes and densities of which have received national media attention. The Rasberry Crazy Ant, as it has become known due to its uncertain species status, has sin...

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Autores principales:	Dietrich Gotzek, Seán G Brady, Robert J Kallal, John S LaPolla
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bd17967269774d7c8d9446625628c4f22021-11-18T08:14:17ZThe importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0045314https://doaj.org/article/bd17967269774d7c8d9446625628c4f22012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23056657/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203In the past decade, Houston, Texas has been virtually overrun by an unidentified ant species, the sudden appearance and enormous population sizes and densities of which have received national media attention. The Rasberry Crazy Ant, as it has become known due to its uncertain species status, has since spread to neighboring states and is still a major concern to pest control officials. Previous attempts at identifying this species have resulted in widely different conclusions in regards to its native range, source, and biology. We identify this highly invasive pest species as Nylanderia fulva (Mayr) using morphometric data measured from 14 characters, molecular sequence data consisting of 4,669 aligned nucleotide sites from six independent loci and comparison with type specimens. This identification will allow for the study and control of this emerging pest species to proceed unencumbered by taxonomic uncertainty. We also show that N. fulva has a much wider distribution than previously thought and has most likely invaded all of the Gulf Coast states.Dietrich GotzekSeán G BradyRobert J KallalJohn S LaPollaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e45314 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Dietrich Gotzek Seán G Brady Robert J Kallal John S LaPolla The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
description	In the past decade, Houston, Texas has been virtually overrun by an unidentified ant species, the sudden appearance and enormous population sizes and densities of which have received national media attention. The Rasberry Crazy Ant, as it has become known due to its uncertain species status, has since spread to neighboring states and is still a major concern to pest control officials. Previous attempts at identifying this species have resulted in widely different conclusions in regards to its native range, source, and biology. We identify this highly invasive pest species as Nylanderia fulva (Mayr) using morphometric data measured from 14 characters, molecular sequence data consisting of 4,669 aligned nucleotide sites from six independent loci and comparison with type specimens. This identification will allow for the study and control of this emerging pest species to proceed unencumbered by taxonomic uncertainty. We also show that N. fulva has a much wider distribution than previously thought and has most likely invaded all of the Gulf Coast states.
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author	Dietrich Gotzek Seán G Brady Robert J Kallal John S LaPolla
author_facet	Dietrich Gotzek Seán G Brady Robert J Kallal John S LaPolla
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title	The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
title_short	The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
title_full	The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
title_fullStr	The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
title_full_unstemmed	The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.
title_sort	importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the rasberry crazy ant in the united states.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/bd17967269774d7c8d9446625628c4f2
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The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States.

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