Abele, L.G., T. Spears, W. Kim & M. Applegate. (1992). Phylogeny of selected maxillopodan and other crustacean taxa based on 18S ribosomal nucleotide sequences: a preliminary . Acta Zoologica. 73(5): 373-382.

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10.1111/j.1463-6395.1992.tb01110.x [view]

Abele, L.G., T. Spears, W. Kim & M. Applegate

1992

73(5): 373-382.

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Relationships among the following taxa were examined based on 18S ribosomal RNA and DNA nucleotide sequences: Branchiopoda (Branchinecta packardi), Ostracoda (two podocopid species), Branchiura (Argulus nobilis), Pentastomida (Porocephalus crotali), Copepoda (Calanus pacificus, Macrocyclops albidus), Thoracica (Balanus eburneus, Calantica villosca), Acrothoracica (Trypetesa lampas), and Decapoda (Procambarus leonensis, Callinectes sapidus). Phylogenetic relationships were inferred by maximum parsimony and results evaluated by bootstrapping. With Branchinecta packardi as an outgroup, the following tree was inferred: the first branch leads to a node that joins a pentastome, a branchiuran and the two ostracodes; the second branch leads to a node that has the two copepods as a sister taxon to a clade that includes the acrothoracican and thoracicans; the last branch leads to a node joining the two decapods. The analyses suggest: (1) acrothoracicans diverged very early from the cirripede line and are not derived from a lepadomorph-like ancestor; (2) branchiurans are not related to either copepods or thecostracans but are closely allied with pentastomes; and (3) the Maxillopoda, broadly defined, is not a monophyletic taxon. These results differ from previous studies of these groups.

Cladism, Cladistics, Phylogenetics
Evolution
Genetics (Generalities), Breeding
Phylogeny, Phylogenesis

Crustacea
Maxillopoda

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