Phylogenetic systematics and evolution of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using genomic scale data

V Opatova, CA Hamilton, M Hedin… - Systematic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The infraorder Mygalomorphae is one of the three main lineages of spiders comprising over
3000 nominal species. This ancient group has a worldwide distribution that includes among …

Trapped indoors? Long-distance dispersal in mygalomorph spiders and its effect on species ranges

BA Buzatto, L Haeusler, N Tamang - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2021 - Springer
The Mygalomorphae includes tarantulas, trapdoor, funnel-web, purse-web and sheet-web
spiders, species known for poor dispersal abilities. Here, we attempted to compile all the …

Phylogeny of a cosmopolitan family of morphologically conserved trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae) using Anchored Hybrid Enrichment, with a …

RL Godwin, V Opatova, NL Garrison… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The mygalomorph family Ctenizidae has a world-wide distribution and currently contains
nine genera and 135 species. However, the monophyly of this group has long been …

Biodiversity in Australia: an overview

CR Dickman - Global biodiversity, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Australia has the unique distinction of being both a single country and an island continent.
Encompassing a very broad range of land systems and different climatic zones, and …

The tangled biogeographic history of tarantulas: An African centre of origin rules out the centrifugal model of speciation

A Biswas, R Chaitanya, KP Karanth - Journal of Biogeography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Many animal groups diversify at the same place where they have originated, whereas
others diversify at a place completely different from the centre of origin. Identification of the …

Single-Island Endemism despite Repeated Dispersal in Caribbean Micrathena (Araneae: Araneidae): An Updated Phylogeographic Analysis

L Shapiro, GJ Binford, I Agnarsson - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Island biogeographers have long sought to elucidate the mechanisms behind biodiversity
genesis. The Caribbean presents a unique stage on which to analyze the diversification …

First phylogenetic assessment and taxonomic synopsis of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Namea (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae): a highly diverse mygalomorph …

MG Rix, JD Wilson, MS Harvey - Invertebrate Systematics, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
The tropical and subtropical rainforests of Australia's eastern mesic zone have given rise to
a complex and highly diverse biota. Numerous old endemic, niche-conserved groups persist …

A tangle of forms and phylogeny: extensive morphological homoplasy and molecular clock heterogeneity in Bonnetina and related tarantulas

D Ortiz, OF Francke, JE Bond - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Tarantula spider systematics has long been considered problematic. Species diagnosis and
phylogenetic hypotheses have historically relied on morphological features, which are …

Volcanism and palaeoclimate change drive diversification of the world's largest whip spider (Amblypygi)

FD Schramm, A Valdez‐Mondragón… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The tropics contain many of the most biodiverse regions on Earth but the processes
responsible for generating this diversity remain poorly understood. This study investigated …

An integrative approach unveils speciation within the threatened spider Calathotarsus simoni (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Migidae)

NE Ferretti, DS Soresi, A Gonzalez… - Systematics and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The mygalomorph trapdoor spider family Migidae displays a quintessential Gondwanan
distribution, including species in Australia, Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand, New …