Molecular analysis of populations of the invasive species Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, 1790 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Authors

  • Miguel Lozano-Terol Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Mare Nostrum 30100 Murcia
  • María Juliana Rodríguez-García Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Mare Nostrum 30100 Murcia.
  • José Galián Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus Mare Nostrum 30100 Murcia
Keywords: Rhynchophorus vulneratus, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, Mitochondrial DNA, Haplotype, Invasive species

Abstract

In this research two fragments of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COX1) gene of the mitochondrial DNA were analyzed in 61 individuals of the genus Rhynchophorus collected in the Region of Murcia with the aim of determining their origin. Phylogenetic analysis of fragment 1 of the samples collected in the Region of Murcia together with the available sequences in GenBank, indicated that these individuals correspond to the species Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Sequences from Murcia collapsed into the H8 Mediterranean haplotype, which cluster into the R. ferrugineus clade. Phylogeographic analysis shows that the origin of the individuals collected in the Region of Murcia is Egypt. Additionally, a contiguous fragment of COX1 (fragment 2) was analyzed and the sequences collapsed into two haplotypes.

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Published
02-11-2017
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Lozano-Terol, M., Rodríguez-García, . M. J., & Galián, J. (2017). Molecular analysis of populations of the invasive species Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, 1790 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Region of Murcia (Spain). Anales de Biología, (39), 155–176. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/421481
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