The Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda) species cloud of the ancient Lake Titicac Originated from multiple colonizations
The Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda) species cloud of the ancient Lake Titicac Originated from multiple colonizations
Authors
Adamowizc, Sarah J.
Marinone, María Cristina
Menu Marque, Silvina
Martín, Jeffrey W.
Allen, Daniel C.
Pyle, Michelle N.
De Los Ríos Escalante, Patricio
Sobel, Crystal N.
Ibañez, Carla
Pinto, Julio
Witt, Jonathan D.S.
Marinone, María Cristina
Menu Marque, Silvina
Martín, Jeffrey W.
Allen, Daniel C.
Pyle, Michelle N.
De Los Ríos Escalante, Patricio
Sobel, Crystal N.
Ibañez, Carla
Pinto, Julio
Witt, Jonathan D.S.
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol.125, 232-242
Keywords
Radiación evolutiva - Lago Titicaca - Rebaños de especies - Especiación simpática - Amphipoda
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Abstract
Ancient lakes are renowned for their exceptional diversity of endemic species. As model systems for the study of sympatric speciation, it is necessary to understand whether a given hypothesized species flock is of monophyletic or polyphyletic origin. Here, we present the first molecular characterization of the Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda) species complex of Lake Titicaca, using COI and 28S DNA sequences, including samples from the connected Small and Large Lakes that comprise Lake Titicaca as well as from a broader survey of southern South American sites. At least five evolutionarily distant lineages are present within Lake Titicaca, which were estimated to have diverged from one another 12–20 MYA. These major lineages are dispersed throughout the broader South American Hyalella phylogeny, with each lineage representing at least one independent colonization of the lake. Moreover, complex genetic relationships are revealed between Lake Titicaca individuals and those from surrounding water bodies, which may be explained by repeated dispersal into and out of the lake, combined with parallel intralacustrine diversification within two separate clades. Although further work in deeper waters will be required to determine the number of species present and modes of diversification, our results strongly indicate that this amphipod species cloud is polyphyletic with a complex geographic history