Marine triclads (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Maricola), a preliminary molecular approach to their phylogeny
Marine triclads are a relatively rare group of animals that, although found worldwide, have received little attention. However some of its species present some characteristics that can make them good models for developmental studies, namely this group presents the only gonochoristic species within t...
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Published in: | Cahiers de biologie marine Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 303 - 311 |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Ed. de la station biologique
01-01-2011
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Summary: | Marine triclads are a relatively rare group of animals that, although found worldwide, have received little attention. However some of its species present some characteristics that can make them good models for developmental studies, namely this group presents the only gonochoristic species within the Tricladida. As for their taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships, the number of families and subfamilies, and the situation of the species within them has been quite controversial. Only one classification is based on a cladistic phylogenetic analysis, and there are even doubts on the presence of a synapomorphy for the whole group. Given this situation we decided to test the molecular data as a source of information to infer their phylogenetic relationships. We have obtained some new 18S and 28S sequences from diverse maricolan flatworms and added to the ones present in the databases. Despite some uncertainties, the ribosomal data demonstrates to be a good phylogenetic marker to unravel the relationships within the marine planarians. These data represent a complement to the insufficient morphological characters.Original Abstract: Les triclades marins represented un groupe relativement rare de Plathelminthes qui, bien qu'ils se trouvent repartis partout dans le monde, ont recu peu d'attention. Toutefois, certaines de ses especes presentent des caracteristiques qui peuvent faire d'elles de bons modeles pour les etudes de biologie du developpement. En outre, dans ce groupe se trouve la seule espece gonochorique dans les Tricladida. Quant a leur taxonomie et aux relations phylogenetiques, le nombre de families et sous-familles, et la situation des especes en leur sein a ete tres controversee. Il y a une seule classification basee sur une analyse cladistique phylogenetique, et des doutes persistent sur la presence d'une synapomorphie pour l'ensemble du groupe. Face a cette situation nous avons decide de tester les donnees moleculaires comme une source d'information pour en deduire leurs relations phylogenetiques. Nous avons obtenu quelques nouvelles sequences 18S et 28S de diverses especes de planaires marines que nous avons ajoutees a celles presentes dans les bases de donnees. Bien que les donnees restent rares et en depit de quelques incertitudes, les donnees ribosomales s'averent etre un bon marqueur phylogenetique permettant d'eclairer les relations au sein des planaires marines. Ces donnees representent un complement a l'insuffisance des caracteres morphologiques. |
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ISSN: | 0007-9723 2262-3094 |