Phylogeny of Dorippoidea (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura) inferred from three mitochondrial genes

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doi:10.1071/IS09020

Phylogeny of Dorippoidea (Crustacea : Decapoda : Brachyura) inferred from three mitochondrial genes

Y. W. Sin ^A ^C, Joelle C. Y. Lai ^B, Peter K. L. Ng ^B, K. H. Chu ^A ^D

^A Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.
^B Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore.
^C Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, United Kingdom.
^D Corresponding author. Email: kahouchu@cuhk.edu.hk





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Invertebrate Systematics 23(3) 223–230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS09020
Submitted: 20 March 2009 Accepted: 22 May 2009 Published online: 21 July 2009

Abstract

The phylogenetic relationships between 10 of 13 genera of crabs from the superfamily Dorippoidea were investigated using mitochondrial 16S rRNA, 12S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequences. The resultant phylogenetic trees based on the three molecular markers support the division of Dorippidae and Ethusidae as monophyletic families within the Dorippoidea. The inferred inter-generic relationships within Dorippidae concur with groupings based on the overall morphology of the carapace and structures of the male first pleopods.