A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia : Host diversity within the SymbioCode project
(2017) In European Journal of Taxonomy 2017(272). p.1-13- Abstract
We report here on the taxonomic and molecular diversity of 10 929 terrestrial arthropod specimens, collected on four islands of the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. The survey was part of the ‘SymbioCode Project’ that aims to establish the Society Islands as a natural laboratory in which to investigate the flux of bacterial symbionts (e.g., Wolbachia) and other genetic material among branches of the arthropod tree. The sample includes an estimated 1127 species, of which 1098 included at least one DNA-barcoded specimen and 29 were identified to species level using morphological traits only. Species counts based on molecular data emphasize that some groups have been understudied in this region and deserve more focused taxonomic... (More)
We report here on the taxonomic and molecular diversity of 10 929 terrestrial arthropod specimens, collected on four islands of the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. The survey was part of the ‘SymbioCode Project’ that aims to establish the Society Islands as a natural laboratory in which to investigate the flux of bacterial symbionts (e.g., Wolbachia) and other genetic material among branches of the arthropod tree. The sample includes an estimated 1127 species, of which 1098 included at least one DNA-barcoded specimen and 29 were identified to species level using morphological traits only. Species counts based on molecular data emphasize that some groups have been understudied in this region and deserve more focused taxonomic effort, notably Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Some taxa that were also subjected to morphological scrutiny reveal a consistent match between DNA and morphology-based species boundaries in 90% of the cases, with a larger than expected genetic diversity in the remaining 10%. Many species from this sample are new to this region or are undescribed. Some are under description, but many await inspection by motivated experts, who can use the online images or request access to ethanol-stored specimens.
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- Ramage, Thibault ; Martins-Simoes, Patricia ; Mialdea, Gladys ; Allemand, Roland ; Duplouy, Anne LU ; Rousse, Pascal ; Davies, Neil ; Roderick, George K. and Charlat, Sylvain
- publishing date
- 2017-02-07
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Arthropods, DNA barcoding, French Polynesia, Moorea BioCode, SymbioCode
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- European Journal of Taxonomy
- volume
- 2017
- issue
- 272
- pages
- 1 - 13
- publisher
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85012095881
- ISSN
- 2118-9773
- DOI
- 10.5852/ejt.2017.272
- language
- English
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- c4e32f65-713d-4278-8108-81299f8b44a5
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- 2018-11-14 09:45:50
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abstract = {{<p>We report here on the taxonomic and molecular diversity of 10 929 terrestrial arthropod specimens, collected on four islands of the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. The survey was part of the ‘SymbioCode Project’ that aims to establish the Society Islands as a natural laboratory in which to investigate the flux of bacterial symbionts (e.g., Wolbachia) and other genetic material among branches of the arthropod tree. The sample includes an estimated 1127 species, of which 1098 included at least one DNA-barcoded specimen and 29 were identified to species level using morphological traits only. Species counts based on molecular data emphasize that some groups have been understudied in this region and deserve more focused taxonomic effort, notably Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Some taxa that were also subjected to morphological scrutiny reveal a consistent match between DNA and morphology-based species boundaries in 90% of the cases, with a larger than expected genetic diversity in the remaining 10%. Many species from this sample are new to this region or are undescribed. Some are under description, but many await inspection by motivated experts, who can use the online images or request access to ethanol-stored specimens.</p>}},
author = {{Ramage, Thibault and Martins-Simoes, Patricia and Mialdea, Gladys and Allemand, Roland and Duplouy, Anne and Rousse, Pascal and Davies, Neil and Roderick, George K. and Charlat, Sylvain}},
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title = {{A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia : Host diversity within the SymbioCode project}},
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