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Van Der Wal C, Ahyong ST, Adams MWD, Ewart KM, Ho SYW, Lo N. Genomic analysis reveals strong population structure in the Giant Sydney Crayfish (Euastacus spinifer (Heller, 1865)). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2023; 178:107629. [PMID: 36191898 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Australia is home to over 140 species of freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae), representing a centre of diversity for this group in the Southern Hemisphere. Species delimitation in freshwater crayfish is difficult because many species show significant variation in colouration and morphology. This is particularly evident in the genus Euastacus, which exhibits large variations in colour and spination throughout its putative range. To understand this variation, we investigated the genetic diversity, population structure, phylogeny, and evolutionary timescale of the Giant Sydney Crayfish (Euastacus spinifer (Heller, 1865)). Our data set is sampled from over 70 individuals from across the ∼600 km range of the species, and includes a combination of two mitochondrial markers and more than 7000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the nuclear genome. Data were also obtained for representatives of the close relative, Euastacus vesper McCormack and Ahyong, 2017. Genomic SNP analyses revealed strong population structure, with multiple distinct populations showing little evidence of gene flow or migration. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial data revealed similar structure between populations. Taken together, our analyses suggest that E. spinifer, as currently understood, represents a species complex, of which E. vesper is a member. Molecular clock estimates place the divergences within this group during the Pleistocene. The isolated and highly fragmented populations identified in our analyses probably represent relict populations of a previously widespread ancestral species. Periodic flooding events during the Pleistocene are likely to have facilitated the movement of these otherwise restricted freshwater crayfish within and between drainage basins, including the Murray-Darling and South East Coast Drainages. We present evidence supporting the recognition of populations in the southern parts of the range of E. spinifer as one or two separate species, which would raise the number of species within the E. spinifer complex to at least three. Our results add to the growing body of evidence that many freshwater crayfish exhibit highly fragmented, range-restricted distributions. In combination with the life-history traits of these species, the restricted distributions exacerbate the threats already placed on freshwater crayfish, which are among the five most endangered animal groups globally.
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- Cara Van Der Wal
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Complexity of biogeographic pattern in the endangered crayfish Austropotamobius italicus in northern Italy: molecular insights of conservation concern. CONSERV GENET 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0767-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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YOUNG BA, SCHMIDT DJ, SHELDON F. Small-scale patterns of genetic variation in a headwater specialist mayfly: No influence of selective forest harvesting on diversity. AUSTRAL ECOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02440.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Finn DS, Bonada N, Múrria C, Hughes JM. Small but mighty: headwaters are vital to stream network biodiversity at two levels of organization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1899/11-012.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Debra S. Finn
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
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- Freshwater Ecology and Management Research Group, Departament d’Ecologia, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Freshwater Ecology and Management Research Group, Departament d’Ecologia, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London, UK
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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Aquatic Insects in Eastern Australia: A Window on Ecology and Evolution of Dispersal in Streams. INSECTS 2011; 2:447-61. [PMID: 26467824 PMCID: PMC4553437 DOI: 10.3390/insects2040447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Studies of connectivity of natural populations are often conducted at different timescales. Studies that focus on contemporary timescales ask questions about dispersal abilities and dispersal behavior of their study species. In contrast, studies conducted at historical timescales are usually more focused on evolutionary or biogeographic questions. In this paper we present a synthesis of connectivity studies that have addressed both these timescales in Australian Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera. We conclude that: (1) For both groups, the major mechanism of dispersal is by adult flight, with larval drift playing a very minor role and with unusual patterns of genetic structure at fine scales explained by the “patchy recruitment hypothesis”; (2) There is some evidence presented to suggest that at slightly larger spatial scales (∼100 km) caddisflies may be slightly more connected than mayflies; (3) Examinations of three species at historical timescales showed that, in southeast Queensland Australia, despite there being no significant glaciation during the Pleistocene, there are clear impacts of Pleistocene climate changes on their genetic structure; and (4) The use of mitochondrial DNA sequence data has uncovered a number of cryptic species complexes in both trichopterans and ephemeropterans. We conclude with a number of suggestions for further work.
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KROSCH MATTN, BAKER ANDREWM, MCKIE BRENDANG, MATHER PETERB, CRANSTON PETERS. Deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages reveal patterns of local endemism in chironomids of the Australian Wet Tropics. AUSTRAL ECOL 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01932.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Finn DS, Theobald DM, Black WC, Poff NL. Spatial population genetic structure and limited dispersal in a Rocky Mountain alpine stream insect. Mol Ecol 2006; 15:3553-66. [PMID: 17032257 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.03034.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene, we assessed the phylogeographic structure of Prosimulium neomacropyga, a black fly (Simuliidae) whose distribution in the US Southern Rockies ecoregion is limited to alpine tundra streams. Given high habitat specificity, lack of hydrological connection between streams, and a terrestrial environment restrictive to insect flight, we hypothesized limited gene flow. A spatially nested sampling design showed that grouping populations according to high-elevation 'islands' of alpine tundra (which typically include headwater streams of > 1 watershed) explained a significant proportion of genetic variation while grouping streams according to major watershed (across islands) did not. Nested clade analysis and isolation-by-distance (IBD) relationships further implicated limited ongoing gene flow within but not among the isolated alpine islands. IBD was strong among five streams within an individual island using each of four alternative models of pairwise landscape connectivity for flying insects. Results of all landscape models were positively correlated, suggesting that straight-line distance is an acceptable surrogate for presumably more biologically meaningful connectivity measures in this system. IBD was significantly weaker across the entire study area, comprised of three separate islands. Overall, population structure was significant with F(ST) = 0.38, suggesting limited dispersal across a small spatial extent.
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- Debra S Finn
- Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Pauls SU, Lumbsch HT, Haase P. Phylogeography of the montane caddisflyDrusus discolor: evidence for multiple refugia and periglacial survival. Mol Ecol 2006; 15:2153-69. [PMID: 16780432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02916.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We studied the genetic population structure and phylogeography of the montane caddisfly Drusus discolor across its entire range in central and southern Europe. The species is restricted to mountain regions and exhibits an insular distribution across the major mountain ranges. Mitochondrial sequence data (COI) of 254 individuals from the entire species range is analysed to reveal population genetic structure. The data show little molecular variation within populations and regions, but distinct genetic differentiation between mountain ranges. Most populations are significantly differentiated based on F(ST) and exact tests of population differentiation and most haplotypes are unique to a single mountain range. Phylogenetic analyses reveal deep divergence between geographically isolated lineages. Combined, these results suggest that past fragmentation is the prominent process structuring the populations across Europe. We use tests of selective neutrality and mismatch distributions, to study the demographic population history of regions with haplotype overlap. The high level of genetic differentiation between mountain ranges and estimates of demographic history provide evidence for the existence of multiple glacial refugia, including several in central Europe. The study shows that these aquatic organisms reacted differently to Pleistocene cooling than many terrestrial species. They persisted in numerous refugia over multiple glacial cycles, allowing many local endemic clades to form.
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- Steffen U Pauls
- Senckenberg -- Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Department of Limnology and Conservation Research, Clamecystrasse 12, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany.
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Conservation genetics in hypersaline inland waters: mitochondrial diversity and phylogeography of an endangered Iberian beetle (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). CONSERV GENET 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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