Phylogenetic position of the Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor micrura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla), inferred from three gene sequences

Shinohara, Akio; Kawada, Shin-ichiro; Yasuda, Masatoshi; Liat, Lim Boo

doi:10.3106/mammalstudy.29.185

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“…Evolution and biogeography of Mogera.-Our phylogenetic trees clearly supported the monophyly of Mogera, as suggested by others (Shinohara et al , 2004a(Shinohara et al , 2004bKawada et al 2007;Crumpton and Thompson 2013). Among the 6 species of Mogera, our phylogenetic trees strongly supported the monophyly of the Taiwanese and Vietnamese species (M. kanoana, M. insularis, and M. latouchei, respectively [ Fig.…”

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“…Motokawa (2004) examined the skulls of 2 Euroscaptor species and reported that the genus is not monophyletic. By using molecular genetic markers, Shinohara et al (2004bShinohara et al ( , 2008 reported the phylogenetic position of the Malaysian mole (reported as E. micrura, but specified as E. malayana in Kawada et al [2008]) and the short-faced mole (Scaptochirus moschatus), which is widely distributed in China; this analysis also supported a paraphyletic origin of Euroscaptor. This finding was recently supported by Crumpton and Thompson (2013).…”

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“…In our previous studies, we examined the phylogenetic relationships of 21 talpid species, including 8 Asian fossorial mole species, and showed that the Asian fossorial moles formed a monophyletic group to the exclusion of the European Talpa species group (Shinohara et al , 2004a(Shinohara et al , 2004bKawada et al 2007; see also Cabria et al 2006;Colangelo et al 2010;Crumpton and Thompson 2013). The phylogenetic relationships both among and within the genera examined, however, have not yet been completely resolved, partly due to ambiguous relationships .…”

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“…Nucleotide sequences of the original primers specially designed for amplification and sequencing are provided in the http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zoj.12298/suppinfo. To amplify the RAG1 fragments we also used the primers R2951 (Teeling et al ., ), F2401 (Shinohara et al ., ), F1851, and R2486 (Sato et al ., ). Cytochrome b sequences (1140 bp) were obtained using the combination of primers (Ohdachi et al ., ) and (Lebedev et al ., ).…”

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An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genusTalpaLinnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes

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Using both nuclear and mitochondrial sequences, we demonstrate high genetic differentiation in the genus Talpa and confirm the existence of cryptic species in the Caucasus and Anatolia, namely, T. talyschensis Vereschagin, 1945, T. ognevi Stroganov, 1948, and Talpa ex gr. levantis. Our data support four clades in the genus Talpa that showed strong geographical associations. The 'europaea' group includes six species from the western portion of the genus' range (T. europaea, T. occidentalis, T. romana, T. caeca, T. stankovici, and T. levantis s.l.); another three groups are distributed further east: the 'caucasica' group (Caucasus), the 'davidiana' group (eastern Anatolia and Elburz) and T. altaica (Siberia). The phylogenetic position of T. davidiana was highlighted for the first time. The order of basal branching remains controversial, which can be attributed to rapid diversification events. The molecular time estimates based on nuclear concatenation estimated the basal divergence of the crown Talpa during the latest Miocene. A putative scenario of Talpa radiation and issues of species delimitation are discussed.

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“…In recent years, some attempts have been made to detect phylogenetically relevant characters in the morphology of talpids, such as myology (Whidden, 2000) and the anatomy of the humerus , hand (Sánchez-Villagra and Menke, 2005), or whole skeleton (Sánchez-Villagra et al , 2006). Molecular data have generated new hypotheses about the phylogeny of this group (Shinohara et al ., 2004). In contrast to this new information on adult anatomy, there has been no attempt to analyse developmental sequences in this clade.…”

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Early Skeletal Development in Talpa europaea, the Common European Mole

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2006

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An ontogenetic series of 22 cleared and double-stained prenatal specimens was used to study the sequence of ossification of selected postcranial skeletal elements of Talpa europaea. Results were compared with nine other therian mammals, with Alligator, Chelydra, and Lacerta as outgroups. Using the event-pairing method, shifts in the onset of ossification in T. europaea, Sus, and Homo were identified. In T. europaea, the ossification of the cervical vertebrae starts before the metatarsals. In Homo and Sus, the tarsals ossify before the pubic bone. These shifts in the sequence of ossification are unique among the mammals examined, whereas many other changes, characterising monophyletic groups and/or evolving convergently, were also identified. Particular attention was given to some peculiar calcified elements of the hand in T. europaea, which were identified as accessory ;sesamoid bones', and do not display a chondrified precursor. They start to calcify before all others of the hand and later fuse. They appear in all fingers and function as reinforcement for the distal phalanges, most likely as an adaptation for burrowing. The development of the sesamoid bones was examined using histological sections and macerated adults.

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Phylogenetic position of the Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor micrura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla), inferred from three gene sequences

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Molecular phylogeny of East and Southeast Asian fossorial moles (Lipotyphla, Talpidae)

Molecular phylogeny of East and Southeast Asian fossorial moles (Lipotyphla, Talpidae)

An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genusTalpaLinnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes

Early Skeletal Development in Talpa europaea, the Common European Mole

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