Journal of Natural History, ( ISI ), Volume (44), No (47), Year (2010-11) , Pages (2851-2872)

Title : ( Phylogenetic relationships ofMesobuthus eupeus(C.L. Koch, 1839) inferred fromCOIsequences (Scorpiones: Buthidae) )

Authors: Omid Mirshamsi , Alireza Sari , Elahe Elahi , Shidokht Hosseinie ,

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Abstract

In this study, the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Mesobuthus eupeus in Iran is presented based on sequence data of a ∼ 700-base-pair fragment of cytochrome C oxidase, subunit I. Phylogenetic relationships were inferred using parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. The results support monophyly of M. eupeus, but there is a clear divergence between northern and southern clades. The northern clade includes four subspecies – M. e. eupeus, M. e. philippovitschi, M. e. afghanus and M. e. thersites; whereas the southern clade is comprised of two others – M. e. phillipsi and M. e. kirmanensis. Accordingly, possible scenarios for the evolution and phylogeographic structure of M. eupeus based on the geological history of the Iranian Plateau were proposed. The observation of two distinct lineages supports the proposal that M. eupeus might be a species complex composed of species with highly similar morphological features.

Keywords

Mesobuthus eupeus; scorpions; Buthidae; subspecies; cytochrome C oxidase subunit I; Iran
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author = {Mirshamsi, Omid and Alireza Sari and Elahe Elahi and Shidokht Hosseinie},
title = {Phylogenetic relationships ofMesobuthus eupeus(C.L. Koch, 1839) inferred fromCOIsequences (Scorpiones: Buthidae)},
journal = {Journal of Natural History},
year = {2010},
volume = {44},
number = {47},
month = {November},
issn = {0022-2933},
pages = {2851--2872},
numpages = {21},
keywords = {Mesobuthus eupeus; scorpions; Buthidae; subspecies; cytochrome C oxidase subunit I; Iran},
}

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%0 Journal Article
%T Phylogenetic relationships ofMesobuthus eupeus(C.L. Koch, 1839) inferred fromCOIsequences (Scorpiones: Buthidae)
%A Mirshamsi, Omid
%A Alireza Sari
%A Elahe Elahi
%A Shidokht Hosseinie
%J Journal of Natural History
%@ 0022-2933
%D 2010

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