Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 160, pp. 107115
Abstract
Dragonflies and damselflies are a charismatic, medium-sized insect order (~6300 species) with a unique potential to approach comparative research questions. Their taxonomy and many ecological traits for a large fraction of extant species are relatively well understood. However, until now, the lack of a large-scale phylogeny based on high throughput data with the potential to connect both perspectives has precluded comparative evolutionary questions for these insects. Here, we provide an ordinal hypothesis of classification based on anchored hybrid enrichment using a total of 136 species representing 46 of the 48 families or incertae sedis, and a total of 478 target loci. Our analyses recovered the monophyly for all three suborders: Anisoptera, Anisozygoptera and Zygoptera. Although the backbone of the topology was reinforced and showed the highest support values to date, our genomic data was unable to stronglyresolve portions of the topology. In addition, a quartet sampling approach highlights the potential evolutionary scenarios that may have shaped evolutionary phylogeny (e.g., incomplete lineage sorting and introgression) of this taxon. Finally, in light of our phylogenomic reconstruction and previous morphological and molecular information we proposed an updated odonate classification and define five new families (Amanipodagrionidae fam. nov., Mesagrionidae fam. nov., Mesopodagrionidae fam. nov., Priscagrionidae fam. nov., Protolestidae fam. nov.) and reinstate another two (Rhipidolestidae stat. res., Tatocnemididae stat. res.). Additionally, we feature the problematic taxonomic groupings for examination in future studies to improve our current phylogenetic hypothesis.
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Seth Bybee corresponding
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Department of Biology and Monte L. Bean Museum, Brigham Young University, USA. Electronic address: seth.bybee@byu.edu
Department of Biology and Monte L. Bean Museum, Brigham Young University, USA
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands
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Brigham Young University · Smithsonian Institution
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Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, USA; Data Science Lab, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Data Science Lab, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, USA
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Intermountain Healthcare · Florida Museum of Natural History
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Intermountain Healthcare, Intermountain Precision Genomics, USA; RAPiD Genomics, USA; McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, USA
Intermountain Healthcare, Intermountain Precision Genomics, USA
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, USA
RAPiD Genomics, USA
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands
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ECOEVO LAB, E.E. Forestal, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Canada
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Alabama Museum of Natural History, Department of Research and Collections, The University of Alabama, USA
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Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
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Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University, USA
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Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, USA
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American Museum of Natural History
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Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, USA
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