TY  - GEN
A1  - Beermann, Jan
A1  - Westbury, Michael V.
A1  - Hofreiter, Michael
A1  - Hilgers, Leon
A1  - Deister, Fabian
A1  - Neumann, Hermann
A1  - Raupach, Michael J.
T1  - Cryptic species in a well-known habitat
BT  - applying taxonomics to the amphipod genus Epimeria (Crustacea, Peracarida)
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Taxonomy plays a central role in biological sciences. It provides a communication system for scientists as it aims to enable correct identification of the studied organisms. As a consequence, species descriptions should seek to include as much available information as possible at species level to follow an integrative concept of 'taxonomics'. Here, we describe the cryptic species Epimeria frankei sp. nov. from the North Sea, and also redescribe its sister species, Epimeria cornigera. The morphological information obtained is substantiated by DNA barcodes and complete nuclear 18S rRNA gene sequences. In addition, we provide, for the first time, full mitochondrial genome data as part of a metazoan species description for a holotype, as well as the neotype. This study represents the first successful implementation of the recently proposed concept of taxonomics, using data from high-throughput technologies for integrative taxonomic studies, allowing the highest level of confidence for both biodiversity and ecological research.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1059 
KW  - multiple sequence alignment
KW  - Oxidase Subunit-I
KW  - mitochondrial genome
KW  - control region
KW  - Ribosomal-RNA
KW  - asellota crustacea
KW  - gammarus crustacea
KW  - deep-sea
KW  - DNA
KW  - evolution
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-460792
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 1059
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Folkertsma, Remco
A1  - Westbury, Michael V.
A1  - Eccard, Jana
A1  - Hofreiter, Michael
T1  - The complete mitochondrial genome of the common vole, Microtus arvalis (Rodentia: Arvicolinae)
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - The common vole, Microtus arvalis belongs to the genus Microtus in the subfamily Arvicolinae. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of M. arvalis was recovered using shotgun sequencing and an iterative mapping approach using three related species. Phylogenetic analyses using the sequence of 21 arvicoline species place the common vole as a sister species to the East European vole (Microtus levis), but as opposed to previous results we find no support for the recognition of the genus Neodon within the subfamily Arvicolinae, as this is, as well as the genus Lasiopodomys, found within the Microtus genus.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 481 
KW  - Microtus arvalis
KW  - Arvicolinae
KW  - mitochondrial genome
KW  - common vole
KW  - phylogeny
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412994
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 481
ER  -