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Antarctic bdelloid rotifers: diversity, endemism and evolution

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    SYSNO ASEP0452534
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleAntarctic bdelloid rotifers: diversity, endemism and evolution
    Author(s) Iakovenko, N. S. (CZ)
    Smykla, J. (PL)
    Convey, P. (GB)
    Kašparová, Eva (UZFG-Y)
    Kozeretska, I. A. (UA)
    Trokhymets, V. (UA)
    Dykyy, I. (UA)
    Plewka, M. (DE)
    Devetter, Miloslav (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Duriš, Z. (CZ)
    Janko, Karel (UZFG-Y) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleHydrobiologia. - : Springer - ISSN 0018-8158
    Roč. 761, č. 1 (2015), s. 5-43
    Number of pages39 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryNL - Netherlands
    KeywordsBdelloidea ; DNA taxonomy ; Molecular biogeography
    Subject RIVEG - Zoology
    R&D ProjectsKJB600450903 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR)
    LM2010009 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportUZFG-Y - RVO:67985904 ; BC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000362964400002
    EID SCOPUS84928900332
    DOI10.1007/s10750-015-2463-2
    AnnotationAntarctica is an isolated continent whose conditions challenge the survival of living organisms. High levels of endemism are now known in many Antarctic organisms, including algae, tardigrades, nematodes and microarthropods. Bdelloid rotifers are a key, widespread and abundant group of Antarctic microscopic invertebrates. However, their diversity, regional distribution and endemism have received little attention until recently. We provide the first authoritative review on Antarctic Bdelloidea, based on published data and new collections. Our analysis reveals the extreme levels of bdelloid endemism in Antarctica. Sixty-six bdelloid morphospecies are now confirmed from the continent, and 83-91 putative species are identified using molecular approaches (depending on the delimitation method used). Twelve previously unknown species are described based on both morphology and molecular analyses. Molecular analyses indicate that only two putative species found in Antarctica proved to be truly cosmopolitan. The level of endemism based on the available data set (95%) is higher than that in any other continent, with many bdelloid species occurring only in maritime or continental Antarctica. These findings are consistent with the long-term presence of Bdelloidea in Antarctica, with their considerable isolation facilitating intraregional radiation, providing further evidence that does not support the microbial global ubiquity hypothesis that "everything is everywhere.".
    WorkplaceInstitute of Animal Physiology and Genetics
    ContactJana Zásmětová, knihovna@iapg.cas.cz, Tel.: 315 639 554
    Year of Publishing2016
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