01527nas a2200193 4500008004100000245019900041210006900240260001200309300001200321490000700333520075300340653003201093653001101125653002501136653001401161653001701175100001601192856012501208 2000 eng d00aNew data on the morphology and distribution of Mesobates forcipatus Thor, 1901, and observations on the systematics of Atractides-like water mites (Acari, Actinedida, Hygrobatidae)0 aNew data on the morphology and distribution of iMesobates forcip c2000/// a209-2170 v223 aThe first record from Southern Europe, and a redescription are given of Mesobates forcipatus, a rare water mite species so far believed to be restricted to Scandinavia and Northern Russia. The differences between this species and M. longipes from the Ussuri region in Eastern Russia are outlined. M. churchillensis from Canada is most probably a synonym of M. forcipatus. The phylogenetic significance of some character states in Atractides-like genera of the family Hygrobatidae is discussed. A monophyletic origin and early radiation of this group of genera in the Southern hemisphere is hypothesized, with Mesobates and Atractides as two representatives that successively reached the temperate and cold climatic belts of the Northern hemisphere.10aAtractides-like water mites10aGreece10aMesobates forcipatus10aphylogeny10azoogeography1 aGerecke, R. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/new-data-morphology-and-distribution-mesobates-forcipatus-thor-1901-and-observations03134nas a2200265 4500008004100000245015600041210006900197260001200266300000900278520227400287653001202561653001302573653000802586653001102594653001602605653001302621653001402634653001202648653001502660100001802675700001902693700001502712700001402727856012702741 2005 eng d00aPhylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Pyrgulinae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) with emphasis on the genus Dianella Gude, 19130 aPhylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Pyrgulinae Gastropod c2005/// a1-323 aThe phylogenetic position of the subfamily Pyrgulinae within the superfamily Rissooidea has been discussed very controversially. Different data sets not only led to different evolutionary scenarios but also to different systematic classifications of the taxon. The present study uses detailed anatomical data for two pyrgulinid taxa, the type species of the subfamily, Pyrgula annulata (Linnaeus, 1767), and the type species of the little known genus Dianella, D. thiesseana (Kobelt, 1878), as well as DNA sequencing data of three gene fragments from representatives of eight rissooidean families to A) infer the phylogenetic position of Pyrgulinae with emphasis on its relationships within the family Hydrobiidae, B) to study the degree of concordance between anatomy- and DNA-based phylogenies and C) to trace the evolution of anatomical characters along a multi-gene molecular phylogeny to find the anatomical characters that might be informative for future cladistic analyses. Both anatomical and molecular data sets indicate either a very close or even sister-group relationship of Pyrgulinae and Hydrobiinae. However, there are major conflicts between the two data sets on and above the family level. Notably, Hydrobiidae is not monophyletic in the anatomical analysis. The reconstruction of anatomical character evolution indicates that many of the characters on which the European hydrobioid taxonomy is primarily based upon are problematic. The inability to clearly separate some hydrobiids from other distinct families based on those characters might explain why until only a few years ago, "Hydrobiidae" was a collecting box for numerous rissooidean taxa (mostly species with shells small and lacking any characteristic features). The present study not only stresses the need for comprehensive molecular studies of rissooidean taxa, it also demonstrates that much of the problems surrounding anatomical analyses in rissooidean taxa are due to the lack of comprehensive data for many representatives. In order to aid future comparative anatomical studies and a better understanding of character evolution in the species-rich family Hydrobiidae, detailed anatomical descriptions for P. annulata and D. thiesseana are provided. Copyright © 2005 Magnolia Press.10aanatomy10aDianella10aDNA10aGreece10aHydrobiidae10aMollusca10aphylogeny10aPyrgula10aPyrgulinae1 aSzarowska, M.1 aFalniowski, A.1 aRiedel, F.1 aWilke, T. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/phylogenetic-relationships-subfamily-pyrgulinae-gastropoda-caenogastropoda-hydrobiidae02865nas a2200349 4500008004500000020001400045245014900059210006900208260000800277300001200285490000800297520176900305653002302074653000802097653000802105653001102113653000902124653002802133653002502161653002002186653001802206653001302224653001402237653002302251653001802274653001402292653002802306100002102334700001402355700001602369856013002385 2007 Engldsh  a0304-401700aMolecular genetic comparison of Onchocerca sp infecting dogs in Europe with other spirurid nematodes including Onchocerca lienalis0 aMolecular genetic comparison of iOnchocerca isp infecting dogs i cSep a365-3700 v1483 aIn the past 15 years, subconjunctival onchocercosis has been reported from 63 dogs in south-western United States (Arizona, California, Utah) and Southern and Central Europe (Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Switzerland). To reveal the taxonomic status of the parasite responsible for these infections, fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (ND5) genes of three European strains of canine Onchocerca sp. and the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene of their Wolbachia endosymbionts were sequenced and compared to the homologous sequences of other spirurid nematodes. The evolutionary divergence between COI and ND5 gene sequences of Greek, Hungarian and Portuguese strains of canine Onchocerca sp. were similar in magnitude to that seen within Thelazia callipaeda or Onchocerca lienalis. The evolutionary divergence between the sequences of canine Onchocerca sp. and other Onchocerca spp. including O. lienalis were similar or higher in magnitude to that seen between other Onchocerca spp. The results of the current and earlier phylogenetic analyses indicate that canine Onchocerca sp. separated from other Onchocerca spp. early in the evolution. Based on the similar clinical pictures, the identical morphology of nematodes and the sequence analyses of COI and ND5 genes of the worms and 16S rRNA gene of their wolbachiae, the Onchocerca worms isolated from European dogs appear to belong to the same species. The results support the earlier biological and morphological arguments that a distinct species, most likely O. lupi originally described from the subconjunctival tissues of a Caucasian wolf is responsible for canine ocular onchocercosis in Europe. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.10aaberrant infection10aDog10aeye10aGreece10alupi10aNEIGHBOR-JOINING METHOD10aOCULAR ONCHOCERCOSIS10aOnchocerca lupi10aonchocercosis10aparasite10aphylogeny10aSEQUENCE ALIGNMENT10aUNITED-STATES10aWOLBACHIA10awolbachia endosymbionts1 aSreter-Lancz, Z.1 aSzell, Z.1 aSréter, T. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/molecular-genetic-comparison-onchocerca-sp-infecting-dogs-europe-other-spirurid-nematodes01878nas a2200265 4500008004100000245018800041210006900229260001200298300001200310490000700322520094000329653002801269653001101297653002301308653001001331653001401341653001001355100001801365700002201383700001801405700001601423700001501439700002501454856013301479 1998 eng d00aGenetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among Greek Chub Leuciscus cephalus L. (Pisces, Cyprinidae) populations as revealed by RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA0 aGenetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among Gre c1998/// a415-4290 v263 aThe phylogenetic and systematic relationships among 12 populations of Greek chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) were investigated using RFLP analysis of two PCR-amplified mtDNA segments (D-loop and cytochrome b). Three out of eight, and nine out of ten restriction enzymes were polymorphic for D-loop and cytochrome b; respectively. Twenty-one different haplotypes were detected. Estimated nucleotide sequence divergence among the 21 genotypes ranged from 0.313 to 6.79%; the mean value of sequence divergence among populations was 3.421 ± 0.00%. The calculated N(ST) value of 0.94, indicates high interpopulation diversity. Dendrograms based on haplotypes as well as those of population, support the previous recognition of different subspecies, but these mtDNA data are not concordant with previous allozyme data among these fish. Our results suggest that to clarify phylogenetic relationships multiple genetic systems need to be examined.10aGenetic differentiation10aGreece10aLeuciscus cephalus10amtDNA10aphylogeny10aRFLPs1 aImsiridou, A.1 aApostolidis, A.P.1 aDurand, J.-D.1 aBriolay, J.1 aBouvet, Y.1 aTriantaphyllidis, C. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/genetic-differentiation-and-phylogenetic-relationships-among-greek-chub-leuciscus-cephalus-l02641nas a2200313 4500008004100000245023900041210006900280260001200349300001200361490000800373520156800381653001401949653001701963653001101980653001001991653001002001653001402011653001402025653002702039653001802066100001202084700001902096700001902115700001602134700001702150700001402167700001902181856012702200 2003 eng d00aNew molecular and morphological data on the "Euscorpius carpathicus" species complex (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) from Italy, Malta, and Greece justify the elevation of E. c. sicanus (C. L. Koch, 1837) to the species level0 aNew molecular and morphological data on the iEuscorpius carpathi c2003/// a355-3790 v1103 aThe first mitochondrial DNA phylogeny (based on 17 unique haplotypes) is presented for a number of scorpion populations from Italy, Malta, and Greece, previously classified under the "catch-all" name Euscorpius carpathicus (Linnaeus, 1767). A comparative analysis of the mitochondrial gene for 16S (large subunit) ribosomal RNA suggests that at least two clearly separated lineages are present. However, neither of these belongs to E. carpathicus (L.) in a strict sense, which was limited to Romania in a recent morphological study. The first, "western" lineage, found in northern and central Italy (also present in southern France, Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria) corresponds to E. tergestinus (C. L. Koch, 1837) as recently defined by Fet & Soleglad. Another monophyletic, "southern" lineage is elevated here to the species rank as E. sicanus (C. L. Koch, 1837). Originally described from Sicily, E. sicanus includes as new synonyms E. carpathicus canestrinii (Fanzago, 1872) and six subspecies described by Caporiacco: E. c. calabriae, E. c. ilvanus, E. c. garganicus, E. c. argentarii, E. c. palmarolae, and E. c. linosae. Morphology confirms the existence of two lineages: E. sicanus is characterized by a unique trichobothrial pattern and number where series eb, and in some populations also series eba, have 5 trichobothria (all E. tergestinus possess only four of them). E. sicanus is found in southern Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia), northern Africa, Malta, and Greece. The enigmatic "E. mesotrichus Hadz?i" from Greece also belongs to E. sicanus.10a16S mtDNA10abiogeography10aGreece10aItaly10aMalta10aphylogeny10ascorpions10aSouthern Mediterranean10aTrichobothria1 aFet, V.1 aGantenbein, B.1 aSoleglad, M.E.1 aVignoli, V.1 aSalomone, N.1 aFet, E.V.1 aSchembri, P.J. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/new-molecular-and-morphological-data-euscorpius-carpathicus-species-complex-scorpiones02327nas a2200229 4500008004100000245019300041210006900234260001200303300001200315490000700327520147900334653002201813653001101835653001501846653001401861653001101875653001701886100002201903700001901925700002501944856012801969 1996 eng d00aGenetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among greek Salmo trutta L. (brown trout) populations as revealed by RFLP analysis of PCR amplified mitochondrial DNA segments0 aGenetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among gre c1996/// a608-6180 v773 aThe genetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships of 13 populations (11 from Greece, one from Albania and one from France) of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) were investigated at the mtDNA level. RFLP analysis of four segments of mitochondrial DNA (D-loop, cytochrome b and ND-5/6) amplified by PCR was used. Seven of 14 restriction endonucleases were found to detect variability in the ND-5/6 regions, whereas four and two out of 17 and 16 were polymorphic in the D-loop and cytochrome b, respectively. Eleven different haplotypes were observed. The observed interpopulation diversity was very high (mean = 1.65 per cent), whereas the intrapopulation diversity was low in most cases (mean = 0.063 per cent). Five phylogenetic assemblages were identified. The results demonstrate that Greece is one of the regions where brown trout display very high levels of genetic diversity. Most populations were genetically very distinct, possessing private mtDNA genotypes. Therefore, they represent unique gene pools which may warrant individual recognition for conservation and management. The genetic relationships among populations suggested by mtDNA data were not in accordance with allozyme data. This study illustrates the importance of considering the historical biogeography of a species in order to understand its population genetic structure. It also reinforces the view that mtDNA analysis represents a powerful tool to study past and present demographic phenomena.10agenetic variation10aGreece10amtDNA RFLP10aphylogeny10aPisces10aSalmo trutta1 aApostolidis, A.P.1 aKarakousis, Y.1 aTriantaphyllidis, C. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/genetic-differentiation-and-phylogenetic-relationships-among-greek-salmo-trutta-l-brown