Molecular phylogeny of the stylommatophoran land snails and slugs

Wade, Chris

Abstract

DNA sequence data has revolutionised our understanding of the evolutionary relationships among the stylommatophoran land snails and slugs. Yet, the stylommatophoran tree is still not fully resolved and in particular, relationships at the base of the tree remain uncertain. We present an extended phylogenetic analysis of the Stylommatophora including many new taxa and utilising a greatly extended length of DNA. We have expanded our analyses of the rRNA cluster to now include the full length of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene. We have also utilised the actin and histone 3 genes in phylogenetic reconstructions. Our analyses provide improved support for the major divisions in the stylommatophoran tree but do little to improve resolution in areas where relationships are currently uncertain.

Citation

Wade, C. (2010, July). Molecular phylogeny of the stylommatophoran land snails and slugs. Presented at 17th World Congress of Malacology, Royal Phuket City Hotel Phuket, Thailand

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Abstract
• Conference Name: 17th World Congress of Malacology
• Start Date: Jul 18, 2010
• End Date: Jul 24, 2010
• Online Publication Date: Jul 23, 2010
• Publication Date: Jul 23, 2010
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2024
• Journal: Tropical Natural History
• Print ISSN: 1513-9700
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 3, Supplement
• Pages: 207
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35159757
• Related Public URLs: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380817780_Molecular_phylogeny_of_the_stylommatophoran_land_snails_and_slugs