Project 299: R. J. Asher, S. Maree, G. Bronner, N. C. Bennett, P. Bloomer, P. Czechowski, M. Meyer, M. Hofreiter. 2010. A phylogenetic estimate for golden moles (Mammalia, Afrotheria, Chrysochloridae). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10 (69):1-13.
Abstract
Background: Golden moles (Chrysochloridae) are small, subterranean, afrotherian mammals from South Africa and neighboring regions. Of the 21 species now recognized, some (e.g., Chrysochloris asiatica, Amblysomus hottentotus) are relatively common, whereas others (e.g., species of Chrysospalax, Cryptochloris, Neamblysomus) are rare and endangered. Here, we use a combined analysis of partial sequences of the nuclear GHR gene and morphological characters to derive a phylogeny of species in the family Chrysochloridae.Results: Although not all nodes of the combined analysis have high support values, the overall pattern of relationships obtained from different methods of phylogeny reconstruction allow us to make several recommendations regarding the current taxonomy of golden moles. We elevate Huetia to generic status to include the species leucorhinus and confirm the use of the Linnean binomial Carpitalpa arendsi, which belongs within Amblysominae along with Amblysomus and Neamblysomus. A second group, Chrysochlorinae, includes Chrysochloris, Cryptochloris, Huetia, Eremitalpa, Chrysospalax, and Calcochloris. Bayesian methods make chrysochlorines paraphyletic by placing the root within them, coinciding with root positions favored by a majority of randomly-generated outgroup taxa. Maximum Parsimony (MP) places the root either between chrysochlorines and amblysomines (with Chlorotalpa as sister taxon to amblysomines), or at Chlorotalpa, with the former two groups reconstructed as monophyletic in all optimal MP trees.Conclusions: The inclusion of additional genetic loci for this clade is important to confirm our taxonomic results and resolve the chrysochlorid root. Nevertheless, our optimal topologies support a division of chrysochlorids into amblysomines and chrysochlorines, with Chlorotalpa intermediate between the two. Furthermore, evolution of the chrysochlorid malleus exhibits homoplasy. The elongate malleus has evolved just once in the Cryptochloris-Chrysochloris group; other changes in shape have occurred at multiple nodes, regardless of how the root is resolved.Read the article »
Project DOI: 10.7934/P299, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P299
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MorphoBank Project 299
MorphoBank Project 299
- Creation Date:
10 July 2009 - Publication Date:
10 July 2009 - Project views: 151282
- Media downloads: 21
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Authors' Institutions
- Max Planck Institutes
- University of Cambridge
- University of Cape Town
- University of Pretoria
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Robert Asher Project Administrator | 43 | 58 | 80 | 144 | 273 | 266 | 4079 (3901, 0, 178) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MorphoBank Curator Full membership ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Helen Whitaker Observer ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M737' (30 Taxa)
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[1] Elephantulus rufescens Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 1 | 138 | 136 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[2] Echinops telfairi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 1 | 134 | 133 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[3] Geogale aurita Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 1 | 138 | 137 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[4] Hemicentetes Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 140 | 137 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[5] Limnogale Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 134 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[6] Microgale Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 141 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[7] Micropotamogale Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 4 | 134 | 133 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[8] Oryzorictes tetradactylus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 142 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[9] Potamogale velox Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 139 | 135 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[10] Procavia capensis Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 135 | 134 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[11] Setifer setosus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 143 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[12] Tenrec ecaudatus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 145 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[13] Amblysomus corriae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 42 | 97 | 95 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[14] Amblysomus hottentotus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[15] Amblysomus marleyi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 48 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[16] Amblysomus robustus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 43 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[17] Amblysomus septentrionalis Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 12 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[18] Calcochloris obtusirostris Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 8 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[19] Huetia leucorhinus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 4 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[20] Carpitalpa arendsi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 8 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[21] Chlorotalpa duthieae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 7 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[22] Chlorotalpa sclateri Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 135 | 134 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[23] Chrysochloris asiatica Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 135 | 134 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[24] Chrysochloris stuhlmanni Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 15 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[25] Chrysospalax trevelyani Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 5 | 138 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[26] Chrysospalax villosus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 12 | 131 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[27] Cryptochloris wintoni Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 24 | 117 | 116 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[28] Eremitalpa granti Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 13 | 128 | 127 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[29] Neamblysomus gunningi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 134 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
[30] Neamblysomus julianae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 7 | 131 | 129 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 ![]() |
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