Tiny Hunters Along the Alpine Fault: Integrative Phylobiogeography Demonstrates High Geographic Structure in a Forest‐Dwelling Aotearoa Harvester Genus (Arachnida, Triaenonychidae: Algidia) DOI Creative Commons
Ella T Frigyik, Caitlin M. Baker, Phil J. Sirvid

et al.

Journal of Biogeography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim The archipelago of Aotearoa displays both high biodiversity and a dynamic geologic history, shaped by constantly shifting coastlines the dramatic effects glacial cycling on forest cover across islands. This geographic history has important implications for evolution dispersal‐limited forest‐dwelling arthropods, such as Opiliones, which can help us reconstruct key past biogeographic events. In this study, we shed light evolutionary triaenonychid genus Algidia Hogg, 1920 . Location Aotearoa|New Zealand. Time Period Late Cretaceous to present‐day, with particular focus events in Oligocene onwards. Major Taxa Studied , Triaenonychidae, Arachnida. Methods We utilise an integrative phylobiogeographic approach, incorporating target enrichment sequence capture ultraconserved elements, divergence dating, species delimitation ecological niche modeling. Results Our genomic data conjunction dating find evidence structure influence multiple natural Aotearoa, including origination continuation Alpine Fault, marine transgression during cycles glaciation orogeny that characterised Pliocene Pleistocene results recover 10 putative species, four are undescribed. Paleoclimate modelling reflects changes Aotearoa's coastline potentially underpin modern distributions land bridges place current straits Raukawa Moana|Cook Strait Te Ara‐a‐Kiwa|Foveaux Strait. Main Conclusions phylogeny indicates consistent northwards expansion, earliest diverging clade, A. homerica located Rakiura southern Waipounamu, subsequently clades moving steadily their distributions. Diversification predates Marine Transgression, lending support now well‐established hypothesis was not fully submerged Oligocene. Fault seems be feature explaining cladogenesis populations, found Moana. However, other phenomena, glaciation, or continental shifting, also explanatory factors Aotearoa.

Language: Английский

Perched on the Plateau: Speciation in a Cape Fold Mountain Velvet Worm Clade, With the Description of Seven New Species (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae: Peripatopsis) From South Africa DOI Creative Commons
Savel R. Daniels, Aaron Barnes

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT During the present study, we re‐examined species boundaries in three mountain‐dwelling velvet worm complexes ( Peripatopsis balfouri s.l., P. bolandi s.l. and purpureus s.l .) along Cape Fold Mountains of South Africa. We obtained DNA sequence data for both mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit one COI ) nuclear 18S rRNA loci. Phylogenetic inferences were derived with use maximum likelihood Bayesian inference coupled a divergence time estimation. Four delimitation methods (ASAP, bPTP, bGYMC STACEY) together gross morphological analyses scanning electron microscopy (SEM) used to validate diagnosis novel species. Combined phylogenetic results demonstrated presence geographically discrete clades (A‐C). Corroborative evidence lineages could be from dorsal integument colour live specimens fixed ventral papilla scales rank counts. The four produced variable results. Divergence estimations indicated that Miocene epochs was major period cladogenesis. seven species, barnardi sp. nov ., fernkloofi jonkershoeki kogelbergi landroskoppie limietbergi palmeri are herein described.

Language: Английский

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Tiny Hunters Along the Alpine Fault: Integrative Phylobiogeography Demonstrates High Geographic Structure in a Forest‐Dwelling Aotearoa Harvester Genus (Arachnida, Triaenonychidae: Algidia) DOI Creative Commons
Ella T Frigyik, Caitlin M. Baker, Phil J. Sirvid

et al.

Journal of Biogeography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim The archipelago of Aotearoa displays both high biodiversity and a dynamic geologic history, shaped by constantly shifting coastlines the dramatic effects glacial cycling on forest cover across islands. This geographic history has important implications for evolution dispersal‐limited forest‐dwelling arthropods, such as Opiliones, which can help us reconstruct key past biogeographic events. In this study, we shed light evolutionary triaenonychid genus Algidia Hogg, 1920 . Location Aotearoa|New Zealand. Time Period Late Cretaceous to present‐day, with particular focus events in Oligocene onwards. Major Taxa Studied , Triaenonychidae, Arachnida. Methods We utilise an integrative phylobiogeographic approach, incorporating target enrichment sequence capture ultraconserved elements, divergence dating, species delimitation ecological niche modeling. Results Our genomic data conjunction dating find evidence structure influence multiple natural Aotearoa, including origination continuation Alpine Fault, marine transgression during cycles glaciation orogeny that characterised Pliocene Pleistocene results recover 10 putative species, four are undescribed. Paleoclimate modelling reflects changes Aotearoa's coastline potentially underpin modern distributions land bridges place current straits Raukawa Moana|Cook Strait Te Ara‐a‐Kiwa|Foveaux Strait. Main Conclusions phylogeny indicates consistent northwards expansion, earliest diverging clade, A. homerica located Rakiura southern Waipounamu, subsequently clades moving steadily their distributions. Diversification predates Marine Transgression, lending support now well‐established hypothesis was not fully submerged Oligocene. Fault seems be feature explaining cladogenesis populations, found Moana. However, other phenomena, glaciation, or continental shifting, also explanatory factors Aotearoa.

Language: Английский

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