Feldberg, K., Hentschel, J., Wilson, R., Rycroft, D.S., Glenny, D. and Heinrichs, J. (2007) Phylogenetic biogeography of the leafy liverwort Herbertus (Jungermanniales, Herbertaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequence data: correlation between genetic variation and geographical distribution. Journal of Biogeography, 34(4), pp. 688-698. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01623.x)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01623.x
Abstract
<b>Aim</b> The cosmopolitan genus <i>Herbertus</i> is notorious for having a difficult taxonomy and for the fact that there is limited knowledge of species ranges and relationships. Topologies generated from variable molecular markers are used to discuss biogeographical patterns in <i>Herbertus</i> and to compare them with the geological history of continents and outcomes reported for other land plants. <b>Location</b> Africa, Asia, Azores, Europe, southern South America, northern South America, North America, New Zealand. <b>Methods</b> Phylogenetic analyses of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer and chloroplast (cp) <i>trn</i>L–<i>trn</i>F sequences of 66 accessions of <i>Herbertus</i> and the outgroup species <i>Triandrophyllum subtrifidum</i> and <i>Mastigophora diclados</i> were used to investigate biogeographical patterns in <i>Herbertus</i>. Areas of putative endemism were defined based on the distribution of species included in the analyses. Maximum parsimony analyses were undertaken to reconstruct ancestral areas and intraspecies migration routes. <b>Results</b> The analyses reveal species-level cladograms with a correlation between genetic variation and the geographical distribution of the related accessions. The southern South American <i>Herbertus runcinatus</i> is sister to the remainder of the genus, which is split into two main clades. One contains the Neotropical–African <i>Herbertus juniperoideus</i> and the New Zealand/Tasmanian <i>Herbertus oldfieldianus</i>. An African accession of <i>H. juniperoideus</i> is nested within Neotropical accessions. The second main clade includes species that inhabit Asia, the Holarctic, Africa, and northern South America. Maximum parsimony analyses indicate that this clade arose in Asia. <i>Herbertus sendtneri</i> originated in Asia and subsequently colonized the Holarctic and northern South America. An Asian origin and colonization into Africa is indicated for <i>H. dicranus</i>. <b>Main conclusions</b> The current distribution of <i>Herbertus</i> cannot be explained by Gondwanan vicariance. A more feasible explanation of the range is a combination of short-distance dispersal, rare long-distance dispersal events (especially into regions that faced floral displacements as a result of climatic changes) extinction, recolonization, and diversification. The African <i>Herbertus</i> flora is a mixture of Asian and Neotropical elements. Southern South America harbours an isolated species. The molecular data indicate partial decoupling of molecular and morphological variation in <i>Herbertus</i>. Biogeographical patterns in <i>Herbertus</i> are not dissimilar to those of other groups of bryophytes, but elucidation of the geographical ranges requires a molecular approach. Some patterns could be the result of maintenance of <i>Herbertus</i> in the inner Tropics during glacial maxima, and dispersal into temperate regions in warm phases.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | phylogeny, dispersal, vicariance |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rycroft, Dr David |
Authors: | Feldberg, K., Hentschel, J., Wilson, R., Rycroft, D.S., Glenny, D., and Heinrichs, J. |
Subjects: | Q Science > QK Botany Q Science > QH Natural history |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
Journal Name: | Journal of Biogeography |
ISSN: | 0305-0270 |
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