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ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2017

Minimal barcode distance between two water mite species from Madeira Island: a cautionary tale.

Ricardo García-Jiménez, Jose Luis Horreo, Antonio G Valdecasas

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Article in Experimental & applied acarology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ricardo García-JiménezMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
Jose Luis HorreoMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio G ValdecasasMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain. valdeca@mncn.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5665-4906
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Abstract

In this work, we compare morphological and molecular data in their ability to distinguish between species of water mites (Acari, Prostigmata, Hydrachnidia). We have focused on the two species of the genus Lebertia inhabiting the island of Madeira. While traditional morphological traits were initially sufficient to distinguish between these two species, the molecular data were more dependable on the kind of analysis carried out. Single arbitrary genetic distance (e.g. a K2P distance below 2%) may lead to the conclusion that the specimens under study belong to the same species. Analysing the same specimens with the coalescent model has proved the evolutionary independence of both Lebertia clades in Madeira. Furthermore, multi-rate Poisson Tree Process analysis confirmed both lineages as independent species. Our results agree with previous studies warning of the dangers of rigid species delimitation based on arbitrary molecular distances. In addition, the importance of different molecular data approaches for correct species delimitation in water mites is highlighted.

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PhylogenyAnimalsMitesPortugalSpecies SpecificityCoalescent modelHydrachnidiaK2PLebertiaMorphologymPTP

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