The phylogenetic relationships of known mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) mitogenomes

Chu, Hongliang; Li, Chunxiao; Guo, Xiaoxia; Zhang, Hengduan; Luo, Peng; Wu, Zhonghua; Wang, Gang; Zhao, Tongyan

doi:10.1080/24701394.2016.1233533

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“…The higher-level phylogenetic relationships between included arthropod species in the cladogram are based on the phylogenetic data from Misof et al (2014). The phylogenetic relationships between the included species were based on the best current phylogenetic data available for the chelicerates (Jeyaprakash and Hoy, 2009;Bond et al, 2014;Fernández and Giribet, 2015), 'Crustacea' (Braga et al, 1999;Aleshin et al, 2009;Koenemann et al, 2010;Oakley et al, 2012;Mathers et al, 2013), Hemiptera (Cryan and Urban, 2012), Hymenoptera (Cardinal et al, 2010;Branstetter et al, 2017), Coleoptera (Hunt et al, 2007;Mckenna et al, 2015), Lepidoptera (Kawahara and Breinholt, 2014;Mitter et al, 2017) and Diptera (Sallum et al, 2002;Dyer et al, 2008;Gibson et al, 2010;Kutty et al, 2010;Giribet and Edgecombe, 2012;Chu et al, 2016). The cladogram was constructed in MESquitE (v. 3.2; Maddison, 2008).…”

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Evolution of the Torso activation cassette, a pathway required for terminal patterning and moulting

Skelly

Pushparajan

Duncan

et al. 2019

Insect Molecular Biology

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Embryonic terminal patterning and moulting are critical developmental processes in insects. In Drosophila and Tribolium both of these processes are regulated by the Torso‐activation cassette (TAC). The TAC consists of a common receptor, Torso, ligands Trunk and prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH), and the spatially restricted protein Torso‐like, with combinations of these elements acting mechanistically to activate the receptor in different developmental contexts. In order to trace the evolutionary history of the TAC we determined the presence or absence of TAC components in the genomes of arthropods. Our analyses reveal that Torso, Trunk and PTTH are evolutionarily labile components of the TAC with multiple individual or combined losses occurring in the arthropod lineages leading to and within the insects. These losses are often correlated, with both ligands and receptor missing from the genome of the same species. We determine that the PTTH gene evolved in the common ancestor of Hemiptera and Holometabola, and is missing from the genomes of a number of species with experimentally demonstrated PTTH activity, implying another molecule may be involved in ecdysis in these species. In contrast, the torso‐like gene is a common component of pancrustacean genomes.

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Evolution of the Torso activation cassette, a pathway required for terminal patterning and moulting

Skelly

Pushparajan

Duncan

et al. 2019

Insect Molecular Biology

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“…The Anophelinae subfamily phylogenetic relationship was recently investigated using the mitochondrial genomes from many species and the authors proposed a number of taxonomic status changes such as the elevation of some groups from the subgenus to genus level 19 . Some other studies also characterized the mitogenomes of some species to solve the phylogenetic positioning of culicids, however, most of them focused on a specific group ( Anopheles , Culex and Sabethes ) or few genera of the Culicidae family 10,11,[19][20][21]66 .…”

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“…Although there are abundant evidence that spillover occurs from sylvatic to urban environments, we know very little about the sylvatic cycle of these pathogens including the vector species that transmit them in their natural environment 9 . Therefore, basic knowledge about vector evolution and ecology is highly needed to better understand their role in the transmission cycle of pathogens 5,10,11 .…”

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Time and mode of Culicidae evolutionary history

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Mosquitoes are insects of medical importance due their role as vectors of different pathogens to humans and other mammals. There is a lack of information about the evolutionary history and phylogenetic positioning of the majority of mosquitoes species. Here we sequenced the mitogenomes of mosquitoes species through low-coverage sequencing and data mining. A total of 37 draft mitogenomes were assembled representing 11 genera and 16 of those were sequenced for the first time. The recovered mitogenomes showed a coverage breadth average of 81.24%. Most of the species were clustered in monophyletic clades with other members of their own genus with exception of the Aedini tribe which was paraphyletic corroborating other findings. We established for the first time the monophyletic status of eight species from the tribe Mansoniini including both Coquillettidia and Mansonia genus and established the basal positioning of Aedeomyiini and Uranotaeniini tribes regarding the Culicinae subfamily. Molecular clock dated the Culicidae family emergence around 273 MYA and the split between Anophelinae and Culicinae subfamily around 182 MYA in the Jurassic period. Low-coverage sequencing is effective to recover mitogenomes, establish phylogenetic knowledge generating basic fundamental information to the understanding of the role of these species as pathogen vectors.

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“…Additionally, the two Ochlerotatus species included ( O. cogilli, O. vigilax ) did not form a monophyletic grouping. Most recently, Chu et al (2016) constructed phylogenetic trees for 34 mosquito species using complete mitogenomes, as well as the COI barcoding gene. Although their investigation was not designed to resolve the validity of the genus Ochlerotatus , with the majority of sequences representing the genus Anopheles , it contained three Aedes species and one Ochlerotatus species.…”

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A barcoding approach to phylogenetic classification of Aedini mosquitoes (Aedes, Ochlerotatus)

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Carroll

Curley

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14Traditionally, entomologists have used morphological characteristics for mosquito taxonomy 15 and systematics. However, this approach does not take into consideration the genetic 16 relatedness of species. In 2000, the Aedes genus of mosquitoes in the tribe Aedini was split into 17 two genera (Aedes and Ochlerotatus), thereby elevating Ochlerotatus from subgenus to genus 18 rank, strictly based on morphology of adults. Herein, we use the genetic barcoding marker COI 19 to generate a phylogeny of 65 species of Aedes, Ochlerotatus, and Anopheles outgroup from 20 almost 900 sequences downloaded from BOLD systems. Our results reveal evidence of non-21 random, but polyphyletic clustering of Aedes and Ochlerotatus species, with a monophyletic 22 outgroup. We do find support for the validity of Ochlerotatus as an evolutionary unit, although 23 we find insufficient evidence to support its retention as a genus. We suggest that mosquito 24 phylogenetic analyses incorporate a greater number of genetic markers to help clarify our 25 understanding of Aedini species classifications, but caution that recent assessments based 26 solely on morphology may be insufficient. 27 28 45 Ochlerotatus (Meigen 1818, as cited in Harbach 2016). Through a series of morphology-46 informed phylogenetic studies, Reinert et al. 47 Ochlerotatus to genus status. This decision was based on the analysis of morphological 48 characteristics of 119 Aedini species across all life stages. The resulting morphology-based 49 phylogeny proposed this change to the previous classification that was based solely on adult 50 4 mosquito morphology. These revisions to the genera created instant controversy among 51 researchers and led to many journals that focus on these medically important species to 52 suggest caution with adopting the new designations (Reisen 2016). Because many species 53 within the genus Aedes are of significant medical importance (e.g., Aedes aegypti), 54 redesignation of any species would pose challenges for public health officials in relation to 55 using long standing species names when communicating with the public. In addition, as it has 56 been nearly two decades since Reinert first proposed elevating Ochlerotatus to a genus (Reinert 57 2000), and using a molecular approach to resolving the phylogenetic relationships among these 58 species is long overdue. Indeed, in an editorial about Aedini mosquitoes, Reisen (2016) noted: 59 "As more mosquito sequencing data become available … genetic analyses should be done to 60 confirm these phenotypic groupings." 61 DNA barcoding has been promoted as a universal tool for reliable species identifications 62 (Hebert et al. 2003, Hebert et al. 2004), and also as a tool for helping to resolve phylogenetic 63 relationships among species (Hajibabaei et al. 2007, Erpenbeck et al. 2007). The 648 base-pair 64 mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene (COI) is regarded as the standardized barcode gene 65 for species identification (iBOL 2018). Thus far, there is a mixed record of success of using COI...

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The phylogenetic relationships of known mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) mitogenomes

Cited by 15 publications

References 35 publications

Evolution of the Torso activation cassette, a pathway required for terminal patterning and moulting

Evolution of the Torso activation cassette, a pathway required for terminal patterning and moulting

Time and mode of Culicidae evolutionary history

A barcoding approach to phylogenetic classification of Aedini mosquitoes (Aedes, Ochlerotatus)

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