Taxonomic status and intraspecific phylogeography of two sibling species of Metaphire (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) in Taiwan
Resource
Pedobiologia 49 (6): 591-600
Journal
Pedobiologia
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
6
Pages
591-600
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
In this study the synonymy of Amynthas formosae (Michaelsen, 1922) and A. yuhsii (Tsai, 1964) are reevaluated and the intraspecific phylogeography between them is studied. The morphological comparison and phylogenetic analysis based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I suggest that A. formosae and A. yuhsii are not synonyms and both of them belong to Metaphire. The phylogeographic analysis suggests that the formation of mountains and rivers during the uplift of the Western Foothills in Taiwan comprised the vicariance events responsible for the intraspecific genetic differentiation between these two species. © 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Amynthas; Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I; Earthworms; Metaphire; Phylogeography; Taxonomy
Other Subjects
earthworm; nomenclature; phylogeography; taxonomy; Asia; Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia; Far East; Taiwan; World; Amynthas; Annelida; Megascolecidae; Metaphire; Oligochaeta (Metazoa); Pheretima sieboldi
Type
conference paper
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