Genetic Evidence for a New Subterranean Termite Species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) From Western United States and Canada

Szalanski, Allen L.; Austin, James W.; McKern, Jackie A.; Messenger, Matthew T.

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[299:gefans]2.0.co;2

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“…This is consistent with the phylogeny of their hosts, as R. okanaganensis is considered to be a recently diverged sister haplogroup of R. hesperus (Szalanski et al. ), though our termite mt16S gene phylogeny did not resolve this sister relationship (but did show they are distinct, Fig. ).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The same pattern was observed for Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes haplotype O (hereafter referred to as R. okanaganensis Szalanski et al. ), with the single anomalous clone (Ro3) forming a weakly supported clade with the anomalous clone from R. hesperus , and sharing 95.8% and 95.6% identity with Ro1 and Ro2 (Fig. ).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…okanaganensis (Szalanski et al. ), was collected from decaying lumber scraps in Santa Clara county, California, USA (37.2040, −121.9922) on March 17, 2009. Prorhinotermes simplex (University of Florida termite collection accession number ), Reticulitermes virginicus (UF accession ), and Coptotermes gestroi (UF accession ) were collected in Secret Woods County Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (26.0857, −80.1800) on September 15, 2002, February 21, 2005, and April 8, 2011, respectively.…”

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New Species of Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes and the Relationships Among Genera in Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia)

Gile

James

Tai

et al. 2017

J Eukaryotic Microbiology

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Spirotrichonymphea is a class of hypermastigote parabasalids defined by their spiral rows of many flagella. They are obligate hindgut symbionts of lower termites. Despite more than 100 yr of morphological and ultrastructural study, the group remains poorly characterised by molecular data and the phylogenetic positions and taxonomic validity of most genera remain in question. The genus Spirotrichonympha has been reported to inhabit several termite genera, including Reticulitermes, Coptotermes, and Hodotermopsis. The type species for this genus, Spirotrichonympha flagellata, was described from Reticulitermes lucifugus but no molecular data are yet available for this species. In this study, three new Spirotrichonympha species are described from three species of Reticulitermes. Their molecular phylogenetic position indicates that the genus is not monophyletic, as Spirotrichonympha species from Coptotermes, Paraneotermes, and Hodotermopsis branch separately. In contrast, the genus Holomastigotoides is monophyletic, as demonstrated using new sequences from Holomastigotoides species. The presence of Holomastigotoides in Prorhinotermes and the distinct phylogenetic positions of Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes and Coptotermes are consistent with a previously proposed symbiont fauna replacement in the ancestor of Reticulitermes.

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New Species of Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes and the Relationships Among Genera in Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia)

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Tai

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“…comm.). Portions of the data and the sampling methodology for the NTS have been published previously (Messenger et al, 2002;Austin et al, 2005Austin et al, , 2006Austin et al, , 2007Szalanski et al, 2006;Tripodi et al, 2006;McKern et al, 2007). Here, NTS city locations for Reticulitermes flavipes, R. virginicus and Coptotermes formosanus (n = 771) were batch digitised for georeferencing (GPS Visualizer, 2013) and 10% individually verified for accuracy (data are available in Table S2, File S1).…”

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Temperate forest termites: ecology, biogeography, and ecosystem impacts

Maynard

Crowther

King

et al. 2015

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract. 1. Wood decomposition in temperate forests is dominated by termites, fungi, and some species of ants and beetles. Outside of urban areas, temperate termite ecology is largely unknown, particularly when compared to tropical termites and other temperate organisms in the functional guild of wood-decomposing animals.2. This review combines climate habitat modelling with knowledge of species physiology, behaviour, and community interactions to identify and prioritise future research on temperate termite ecology and biogeography.3. Using a correlative climate model, the regional distributions of three common temperate forest termite species are shown to correlate with different aspects of climate (e.g. mean versus minimum monthly temperature), but that overall their distributions within temperate systems correlate more strongly with temperature variables than with precipitation variables.4. Existing data are synthesised to outline how the subterranean, wood-nesting behaviour of most temperate forest termite species links their activity to an additional set of non-climate controls: wood type and tree species, soil depth, fungal activity, ant abundances and phenology, and competitive asymmetries among termite species.5. Although fine-scale estimates of temperate termite abundances are rare, we provide upper bounds on their ecosystem impacts and illustrate how their regional abundances may influence forest structure and habitat availability for other organisms.6. This review highlights that rigorous ecological studies in non-urban, intact ecosystems -with a particular focus on community interactions -are critically needed to accurately project future abundances, economic impacts, and ecosystem effects of temperate forest termites.

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“…Despite the ecological and economic importance of Reticulitermes, the diversity, geographical distribution, and habitat preferences of individual species occurring in the United States remain only partially understood (Haverty and Nelson 1997;Jenkins et al 2000;Nelson et al 2001;Austin et al 2004a,b,c;Szalanski et al 2006). Until recently, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes hesperus Banks, Reticulitermes tibialis Banks, Reticulitermes hageni Banks, and Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner were the six species of Reticulitermes recognized in the Neartic Region (Weesner 1970).…”

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Species Diversity and Intraspecific Genetic Variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Subterranean Termites in Woodland and Urban Environments of Missouri

Pinzón

Houseman²

2009

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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We examined the diversity, habitat preferences, and intraspecific variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) populations within Missouri. Approximately 600 subterranean termite colonies were sampled from paired urban and woodland environments plus home infestations throughout the state. Samples were first identified to species using morphological characters and morphometrics. In addition, a portion of ≈428 bp from the 16S rRNA from 365 samples was sequenced to confirm morphology-based species identifications and to describe intraspecific genetic variability of Reticulitermes populations in Missouri. Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes tibialis Banks, and Reticulitermes hageni Banks were found in Missouri. Twenty-one haplotypes of R.flavipes were identified, which represents one of the highest haplotype diversities reported for this species from a single state. Moreover, nine of these 21 haplotypes have not been reported in the United States before this study. Three haplotypes of R. hageni, five haplotypes of R. tibialis, and four haplotypes of R. virginicus were identified. The most abundant haplotypes of R.flavipes and R. hageni occur in woodlands, urban environments, and home infestations, suggesting a probable local origin for most of the subterranean termite infestations occurring in Missouri.

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Genetic Evidence for a New Subterranean Termite Species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) From Western United States and Canada

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New Species of Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes and the Relationships Among Genera in Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia)

New Species of Spirotrichonympha from Reticulitermes and the Relationships Among Genera in Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia)

Temperate forest termites: ecology, biogeography, and ecosystem impacts

Species Diversity and Intraspecific Genetic Variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Subterranean Termites in Woodland and Urban Environments of Missouri

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