Two Complete Mitochondrial Genomes From Leuctridae (Plecoptera: Nemouroidea): Implications for the Phylogenetic Relationships Among Stoneflies

Abstract The family-level relationships within Plecoptera have been a focused area of research for a long time. Its higher classification remains unstable, and the phylogenetic relationships within Plecoptera should be re-examined. Here, we sequenced and analyzed two complete mitochondrial genomes (...

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Published in:Journal of Insect Science
Main Authors: Cao, Jinjun, Wang, Ying, Guo, Xuan, Wang, Guoquan, Li, Weihai, Murányi, Dávid
Other Authors: Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2021
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab009
http://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article-pdf/21/1/16/36399374/ieab009.pdf
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Summary:Abstract The family-level relationships within Plecoptera have been a focused area of research for a long time. Its higher classification remains unstable, and the phylogenetic relationships within Plecoptera should be re-examined. Here, we sequenced and analyzed two complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Paraleuctra cercia and Perlomyia isobeae of the family Leuctridae. We reconstructed the phylogeny of Plecoptera based on 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) from published stoneflies. Our results showed that the Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood tree had similar topological structures except for the positions of two families, Peltoperlidae and Scopuridae. The Plecoptera is divided into two clades, the suborder Antarctoperlaria and the suborder Arctoperlaria. The two suborders subsequently formed two groups, Eusthenioidea and Gripopterygoidea, and Euholognatha and Systellognatha, which is consistent with the results of morphological studies. In addition, the Leuctridae is the earliest branch within the superfamily Nemouroidea. But the monophyly of Perloidea and Pteronarcyoidea are still not well supported.

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