Resolving taxonomic complications in the family of Ariophantidae by using molecular marker and morphological characteristics: a preliminary attempt.

Balkhis Abu Bakar, Siti; Razali, Norhanis M.; Izzati Minhat, Fatin; Sau Pinn, Woo; Azizah Mohd Nor, Siti; Yasin, Zulfigar; Wade, Christopher M.; Naggs, Fred; Tan Shau Hwai, Aileen

Abstract

This study is an attempt to resolve the taxonomic complication in the Family Ariophantidae by using nucleotide sequences 16S rRNA gene with the aid of morphological characteristics of the shell. Morphological classification of members of this group can be very confusing. The ariophantids that were used in this study were collected from Langkawi Island located at the Straits of Malacca. Langkawi Island is an isolated island thus any environmental changes in the island will affect the distribution of organisms in it. The initial finding of this study suggested that the genetic approaches are as important as the morphological approach in discriminating land snails species. Even a slight change in the color of the shell may denote a distinct separation in the phylogenetic relationships. However, a few samples were found to be clustered together in a group although they showed slight different in the shell coloration, which denotes that there are possibilities of different morphological adaptation to the same environment. Using morphological characteristics alone can be unreliable but the evolutionary relationships in deeper phylogeny within the group may be confirmed through molecular data

Citation

Balkhis Abu Bakar, S., Razali, N. M., Izzati Minhat, F., Sau Pinn, W., Azizah Mohd Nor, S., Yasin, Z., Wade, C. M., Naggs, F., & Tan Shau Hwai, A. (2010, July). Resolving taxonomic complications in the family of Ariophantidae by using molecular marker and morphological characteristics: a preliminary attempt. 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 22, 2010
• Publication Date: Jul 22, 2010
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2024
• Journal: Tropical Natural History
• Print ISSN: 1513-9700
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35159759
• Related Public URLs: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380817780_Molecular_phylogeny_of_the_stylommatophoran_land_snails_and_slugs