Barcoding of arrow worms (Phylum Chaetognatha) from three oceans: Genetic diversity and evolution within an enigmatic phylum
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Journal ArticleDate
2010-09-10Author
Jennings, RMBucklin, A
Pierrot-Bults, A
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AnimalsBiological Evolution
DNA, Mitochondrial
Electron Transport Complex IV
Electronic Data Processing
Genetic Variation
Oceans and Seas
Plankton
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10.1371/journal.pone.0009949Abstract
Arrow worms (Phylum Chaetognatha) are abundant planktonic organisms and important predators in many food webs; yet, the classification and evolutionary relationships among chaetognath species remain poorly understood. A seemingly simple body plan is underlain by subtle variation in morphological details, obscuring the affinities of species within the phylum. Many species achieve near global distributions, spanning the same latitudinal bands in all ocean basins, while others present disjunct ranges, in some cases with the same species apparently found at both poles. To better understand how these complex evolutionary and geographic variables are reflected in the species makeup of chaetognaths, we analyze DNA barcodes of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) gene, from 52 specimens of 14 species of chaetognaths collected mainly from the Atlantic Ocean. Barcoding analysis was highly successful at discriminating described species of chaetognaths across the phylum, and revealed little geographical structure. This barcode analysis reveals hitherto unseen genetic variation among species of arrow worms, and provides insight into some species relationships of this enigmatic group © 2010 Jennings et al.Citation to related work
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