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Lampri PN, Radea C, Parmakelis A. An expanded phylogeny of the genus Pseudamnicola (Gastropoda; Truncatelloidea; Hydrobiidae) across the Mediterranean Basin. Integr Zool 2024. [PMID: 38764282 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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The genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878, is commonly found throughout the Mediterranean region. The genus displays considerable levels of endemism, accompanied by notable systematic and taxonomic ambiguity. However, the application of molecular data has proven highly effective in clarifying taxonomy and unveiling the diversity of cryptic species within the genus. Therefore, we employed all cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequence data available and generated new ones from Greece to infer the phylogeny of the genus throughout its Mediterranean range and estimate the divergence times as well as the ancestral area of diversification. Our phylogenetic and time-estimate analyses demonstrate that with 36 to 38 extant Pseudamnicola species and genetic divergences across species ranging from 0.5% to 11.9% on average, the genus underwent relatively recent diversification during late Miocene (6.53 Ma), and the primary speciation events occurred during Plio-Pleistocene. The Italian Peninsula and Islands and the Ionian Drainages as defined by the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World are the ancestral regions of the genus following two different dispersal routes. Our study contributes to deepening our understanding of Pseudamnicola phylogeny by using data from throughout its range for the first time. This phylogeny provides evidence and confirms previous studies that relatively recent habitat isolation, followed by founder and dispersal events, has been one of the primary reasons for the evolution of the genus Pseudamnicola in the Mediterranean basin.
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- Paraskevi Niki Lampri
- Section of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos Attica, Greece
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- Section of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Section of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Delicado D, Hauffe T, Wilke T. Fifth mass extinction event triggered the diversification of the largest family of freshwater gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Hydrobiidae). Cladistics 2024; 40:82-96. [PMID: 37712584 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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The fifth mass extinction event (MEE) at the Cretaceous-Palaeogene (K-Pg) boundary 66 million years ago (Ma) led to massive species loss but also triggered the diversification of higher taxa. Five models have been proposed depending on whether this diversification occurred before, during or after the K-Pg boundary and the rate of species accumulation. While the effects of the K-Pg MEE on vertebrate evolution are relatively well understood, the impact on invertebrates, particularly in freshwater ecosystems, remains controversial. One example is the hyperdiverse Hydrobiidae-the most species-rich family of freshwater gastropods. Whereas some studies place its origin in the Jurassic or even Carboniferous, most fossil records postdate the K-Pg event. We therefore used robustly time-calibrated multi-locus phylogenies of >400 species representing >100 hydrobiid genera to unravel its evolutionary history and patterns of diversification. We found that the family started diversifying shortly after the K-Pg boundary (∼60 Ma; 95% highest posterior density 52-69 Ma). Lineage richness gradually increased to the present and phylogenetic diversity until ∼25 Ma. These findings suggest that diversification was not initially driven by ecological opportunity. Combining the two criteria of timing and rate of diversification, a soft-explosive diversification model of aquatic vertebrates best fits the patterns observed. We also show that most higher hydrobiid taxa (i.e. subfamilies) diversified from the Middle Oligocene to Middle Miocene (i.e. 12-28 Ma). Two of the 15 major clades delimited are described here as new subfamilies (i.e. Bullaregiinae n. subfam. and Pontobelgrandiellinae n. subfam.), whose members are restricted to subterranean waters. Our results are an important contribution to understanding how the fifth MEE has shaped evolution and patterns of biodiversity in continental aquatic systems. Given the high extinction risks faced by many hydrobiids today, they also emphasise the need to study the biodiversity of vulnerable ecosystems.
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- Diana Delicado
- Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 (IFZ), D-35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Chemin du Musée 10, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 (IFZ), D-35392, Giessen, Germany
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Miller JP, Delicado D, García-Guerrero F, Ramos MA. Recurrent founder-event speciation across the Mediterranean likely shaped the species diversity and geographic distribution of the freshwater snail genus Mercuria Boeters, 1971 (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2022; 173:107524. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Delicado D, Hauffe T. Shell features and anatomy of the springsnail genus Radomaniola (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) show a different pace and mode of evolution over five million years. Zool J Linn Soc 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Shell features are key factors for systematics and evolutionary biology studies of freshwater gastropods. Based mostly on shell morphology, 19 species of the springsnail genus Radomaniola (family Hydrobiidae) have been described. Although the scarce differentiation of various shell dimensions suggests morphological stasis, the evolutionary dynamics of shell and other anatomical structures have not yet been explored fully. By inferring a phylogeny and a time-calibrated species tree from mitochondrial (COI and 16S) and nuclear (28S) sequences of 15 recognized species, we initially examine the species diversity of the Radomaniola dataset and then, through phylogenetic comparative methods, assess the evolutionary correlation, pace and mode of 40 continuous shell and anatomical characters. By synthesizing the results of four species delimitation methods and through morphological examinations, we recognize 21 groups, for which taxonomy is discussed here. Seven new species are described. We reveal a high degree of correlated evolution between characters of the shell, which are constrained by a single morphological optimum, consistent with the morphological stasis model. Anatomical traits diverged rapidly in an unconstrained manner or toward multiple optima. These findings indicate that in order to understand the morphological evolution of springsnails, it is essential to examine different organs in detail.
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- Diana Delicado
- Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 IFZ, D-35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Chemin du Musée 10, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Taybi AF, Glöer P, Mabrouki Y. Description of a new valvatoid Pikasia smenensis n. gen. n. sp.
(Gastropoda, Hydrobiidae) from Morocco. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 2021. [DOI: 10.32800/abc.2021.44.0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent field surveys conducted in the northern part of Morocco have led to the discovery of a new species belonging to a new genus Pikasia n. gen. described here. Photos of the holotype and paratype are presented in addition to the penis morphology and the female sex tract, the map of the sampling area with the type localities, and the habitat description
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- Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco
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Berger E, Bossenbroek L, Beermann AJ, Schäfer RB, Znari M, Riethmüller S, Sidhu N, Kaczmarek N, Benaissa H, Ghamizi M, Plicht S, Ben Salem S, El Qorchi F, Naimi M, Leese F, Frör O. Social-ecological interactions in the Draa River Basin, southern Morocco: Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 769:144492. [PMID: 33486177 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Water is essential to human societies and a prerequisite for flourishing nature, especially in arid regions. Yet, climate change and socio-economic developments are expected to exacerbate current and future stresses on water resources, demanding innovative approaches to balance water needs for society and nature conservation. In this study, we use the IPBES conceptual framework to combine ecological and socio-economic insights and analyse the connections between people and nature in the water scarce Draa River Basin, southern Morocco. We study the diversity of desert benthic macroinvertebrates as one component of nature using DNA barcoding and their potential to serve as bioindicators of human impact by relating species occurrences to environmental parameters. Furthermore, based on 87 interviews with farmers and key institutional stakeholders, we investigate how farmers perceive water related changes and how water is managed in the basin. Regarding benthic macroinvertebrates, 41 families were identified, 475 DNA barcodes generated and assigned to 118 putative species (Barcode Index Numbers) of which 60 were first records. This indicates a lack of reference sequences for known, but also a potentially high number of undescribed species. Environmental parameters, which are partly influenced by human activities, such as aquatic stages, salinity and intermittency, were the most important variables explaining invertebrate richness and community composition in generalized linear models. We further describe farmers' perceptions of decreasing water quality and quantity. Farmers generally believe that they are able to cope with water related changes, although perceptions are regionally differentiated with farmers downstream being less optimistic. With growing concerns, water policies currently focus on increasing water supply and less on reducing water demands. Based on these findings, the usefulness of the IPBES framework for understanding social-ecological system dynamics is reflected, and recommendations for future freshwater management and research are derived.
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- Elisabeth Berger
- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity and Climate change, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; Museum of Natural History of Marrakech, Morocco
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity and Climate change, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; Museum of Natural History of Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity and Climate change, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; Museum of Natural History of Marrakech, Morocco
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity and Climate change, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity and Climate change, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Polyvalent Laboratory for Research and Development (LPVRD), Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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