Molecular taxonomy and phylogenetics of some species of Australian palaemonid shrimps

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, N.
dc.contributor.authorAustin, C.
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThe evolutionary history and classification of the palaemonid shrimps has been the subject of constant speculation and debate. At present, all major systematic treatments have been based on morphological characteristics. To help resolve the phylogenetic relationships, and thus enable the creation of a classification system that reflects evolutionary history, a region of the 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene was sequenced for a number of Australian Palaemonidae. The resulting phylogenetic analyses indicated the presence of major anomalies in the current classification of Australian Palaemonidae. Significantly, three species belonging to three separate genera, Macrobrachium intermedium, Palaemon serenus, and Palaemonetes australis, are closely related, with genetic differences more characteristic with that of congeneric species. The results also demonstrate non-monophyly in Australian palaemonids with respect to both Palaemonetes and Macrobrachium.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNicholas P. Murphy and Christopher M. Austin
dc.description.urihttp://apt.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1651%2F0278-0372%282003%29023%5B0169%3AMTAPOS%5D2.3.CO%3B2
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Crustacean Biology, 2003; 23(1):169-177
dc.identifier.doi10.1651/0278-0372(2003)023[0169:MTAPOS]2.0.CO;2
dc.identifier.issn0278-0372
dc.identifier.issn1937-240X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/39808
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCrustacean Soc
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/20021975-99990324
dc.titleMolecular taxonomy and phylogenetics of some species of Australian palaemonid shrimps
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

Files

Collections

Earth and Environmental Sciences publications