Insights into the evolution of Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from mitochondrial sequences and gene order rearrangements

Q Wang, J Wang, Q Wu, X Xu, P Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Brachyura is one of the most species rich and highly derived groups among extant
crustaceans, with over 7250 known species. However, brachyuran phylogeny remains …

Mitogenome phylogeny reveals Indochina Peninsula origin and spatiotemporal diversification of freshwater crabs (Potamidae: Potamiscinae) in China

D Pan, B Shi, S Du, T Gu, R Wang, Y **ng, Z Zhang… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Asian potamid subfamily Potamiscinae is the most species‐rich group of
primary freshwater crabs in the world, and a large number of these (318 species in 52 …

The complete mitochondrial genome of the intertidal spider (Desis jiaxiangi) provides novel insights into the adaptive evolution of the mitogenome and the evolution …

F Li, Y Lv, Z Wen, C Bian, X Zhang, S Guo… - BMC Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Although almost all extant spider species live in terrestrial environments, a few
species live fully submerged in freshwater or seawater. The intertidal spiders (genus Desis) …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptability and evolution of Gobiidae: A genetic exploration

Y Shang, X Wang, G Liu, X Wu, Q Wei, G Sun, X Mei… - Animals, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animals living in different environments must overcome different
environmental pressures. Previous studies have explored this phenomenon for other …

The (non) accuracy of mitochondrial genomes for family‐level phylogenetics in Erebidae (Lepidoptera)

HR Ghanavi, V Twort, TJ Hartman, R Zahiri… - Zoologica …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The use of molecular data to study the evolutionary history of organisms has revolutionized
the field of systematics. Now with the appearance of high throughput sequencing (HTS) …

Massive gene rearrangement in mitogenomes of phytoseiid mites

B Zhang, JC Havird, E Wang, J Lv, X Xu - International journal of biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Mitochondrial (mt) gene sequences have been widely used to infer phylogeny in animals.
The relative order of mt genes in the mitogenome can also be a useful marker for evolution …

[HTML][HTML] The complete mitochondrial genome of the sand bubbler crab Scopimera globosa and its phylogenetic position

G Kobayashi, H Itoh, H Fukuda, S Kojima - Genomics, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The mitochondrial genome has become commonly used for the molecular phylogenetic
analysis of animals. Most phylogenetic studies on brachyurans using mitogenome …

Different gene rearrangements of the genus Dardanus (Anomura: Diogenidae) and insights into the phylogeny of Paguroidea

Y Zhang, L Meng, L Wei, X Lu, B Liu, L Liu, Z Lü… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) can provide useful information for
phylogenetic relationships, gene rearrangement, and molecular evolution. In this study, the …

Diversification of freshwater crabs on the sky islands in the Hengduan Mountains Region, China

BY Shi, D Pan, KQ Zhang, TY Gu, DCJ Yeo… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The numerous naturally-fragmented sky islands (SIs) in the Hengduan Mountains Region
(HMR) of southwestern China constitute discontinuous landscapes where montane habitats …

Molecular phylogeny of thoracotreme crabs including nine newly determined mitochondrial genomes

G Kobayashi, H Itoh, N Nakajima - Zoological science, 2023‏ - BioOne
Mitochondrial genomes are used widely for the molecular phylogenetic analysis of animals.
Although phylogenetic analyses based on the mitogenomes of brachyurans often yield well …