A Phylogenetic Analysis of Ilyocryptus Sars, 1862 (Cladocera: Ilyocryptidae)

✍ Scribed by Alexey A. Kotov; Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez

• Book ID: 102870953
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 860 KB
• Volume: 94
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1434-2944
• DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200811102

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Kotov and Štifter (2006) revised the taxonomy of the genus Ilyocryptus Sars, 1862 (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda: Ilyocryptidae) and concluded that 28 species can be recognized as valid for the world fauna. In order to test phylogenetic relationships between the species and to contribute to a better understanding of the genus, a cladistic (using branch‐and‐bound search) analysis was conducted for 25 Ilyocryptus species (two of them with two subspecies). In total, 32 morphological characters were used. An evolutionary‐morphological interpretation of the results was also made. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Ilyocryptus elegans is an earlier derived member of the genus, while other species are separated into two main branches: agilis ‐ and sordidus ‐lines (without reference to type of moulting). Species with incomplete moulting and species with complete moulting do not form separate clusters, suggesting an independent origin of incomplete moulting within different species groups. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)