A phylogenetic study of krill (Crustacea: Euphausiacea) reveals new taxa and co‐evolution of morphological characters

The first comprehensive phylogenetic study of Euphausiacea (all 86 valid species) is presented. It is based on four molecular markers and 168 morphological characters (including 58 characters of the petasma). Phylogenetic analyses support the monophyly and robustness of the families Bentheuphausidae...

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Published in:Cladistics 2019-04, Vol.35 (2), p.150-172
Main Authors: Vereshchaka, Alexander L., Kulagin, Dmitry N., Lunina, Anastasia A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Copulation
Euphausiacea
Evolution
Morphology
New species
New taxa
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
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Summary:The first comprehensive phylogenetic study of Euphausiacea (all 86 valid species) is presented. It is based on four molecular markers and 168 morphological characters (including 58 characters of the petasma). Phylogenetic analyses support the monophyly and robustness of the families Bentheuphausidae and Euphausiidae and reveal three major clades for which we erect three new subfamilies: Thysanopodinae, Euphausiinae and Nematoscelinae. All genus‐level clades are statistically supported (except Thysanopoda in molecular analyses), deeply nested within the subfamily‐level clades, and encompass 14 new species groups. Copulatory structures have a major impact on tree topology in the morphological analysis, the removal of which resulted in only half the number of supported clades and genera. We revealed three groups of morphological characters, which are probably coupled with the same biological role and thus interlinked evolutionarily: (i) antennular peduncle and petasma (copulation); (ii) eyes and anterior thoracopods (feeding); and (iii) shape of carapace and pleon (defence). We analysed the evolutionary pathways of the clades into main oceanic biotopes and compared them with morphological adaptations most likely to be coupled with this process.
ISSN:0748-3007
1096-0031
DOI:10.1111/cla.12239