The tree that hides the forest: cryptic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the Palaearctic vector Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at the European level
    
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Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Parasites and Vectors (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 1756-3305 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Exp, SCOPUS, Biological Abstracts, Biosis Full Coverage Shared, Biosis Previews, Curation, Essential Science Indicators, Reference Master, Sophia, Zoological Record
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 05-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 13 / 1 / 265–0 DOI 10.1186/s13071-020-04114-1
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04114-1
Özet
BackgroundCulicoides obsoletus is an abundant and widely distributed Holarctic biting midge species, involved in the transmission of bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) to wild and domestic ruminants. Females of this vector species are often reported jointly with two morphologically very close species, C. scoticus and C. montanus, forming the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex. Recently, cryptic diversity within C. obsoletus was reported in geographically distant sites. Clear delineation of species and characterization of genetic variability is mandatory to revise their taxonomic status and assess the vector role of each taxonomic entity. Our objectives were to characterize and map the cryptic diversity within the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex.MethodsPortion of the cox1 mitochondrial gene of 3763 individuals belonging to the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex was sequenced. Populations from 20 countries …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Culicoides spp | Cryptic species | Phylogeny | Taxonomy | Species delimitation | Palaearctic Region | Biting midge