Publication details
Molecular phylogeny of the fungus gnat family Diadocidiidae and its position within the infraorder Bibionomorpha (Diptera)
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Zoologica Scripta |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12059 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Diptera Diadociidae molecular phylogeny Bibionomorpha |
| Description | The molecular phylogeny of the family Diadocidiidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) is reconstructed based on the combined analysis of four mitochondrial (12S, 16S, COI, cytB) and two nuclear (28S, ITS2) gene markers. All the analyses strongly support Diadocidiidae as a monophyletic group. Genus Diadocidia Ruthe, 1831 includes monophyletic subgenera Diadocidia s. str. and Taidocidia Papp and Sevcik (Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 51, 2005b, 329). The monophyly of Adidocidia Lastovka & Matile, 1972 was not confirmed. The position of Diadocidiidae and relationships of the families within the infraorder Bibionomorpha are demonstrated in the analyses based on three gene markers (28S, 12S and 16S). The Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of 10 families of Bibionomorpha revealed Sciaridae as the closest relative of Diadocidiidae. Most of the currently recognised extant families of Bibionomorpha proved to be monophyletic. The family Keroplatidae revealed as paraphyletic, with the genera of Macrocerinae being more related to Cecidomyiidae, but the support is low. |