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Issue: Vol. 5646 No. 3: 10 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.5
Page range: 409-420
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Complete mitogenome and the phylogenetic status of Troglopedetes meridionalis Jantarit, Surakhamhaeng & Deharveng, 2020 (Collembola, Entomobryidae)

Division of Biological Science; Faculty of Science and Digital Innovation; Thaksin University; Phatthalung; 93210; Thailand
Excellence Center for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand; Faculty of Science; Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai; Songkhla; 90110; Thailand
Division of Biological Science; Faculty of Science; Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai; Songkhla; 90110; Thailand
Natural History Research Center; Shanghai Natural History Museum; Shanghai Science and Technology Museum; Shanghai; 200041; China
Collembola Cave fauna mitochondrial DNA Paronellinae phylogenetic analysis Thailand

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) has recently emerged as an essential tool for investigating evolutionary relationships of organisms. In this study, the complete mitogenome of a Collembola species, Troglopedetes meridionalis Jantarit, Surakhamhaeng & Deharveng, 2020 (Entomobryidae, Paronellinae) was sequenced using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing techniques. The circular mitogenome is 14,785 bp and contains 37 genes, including 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), 13 protein coding sequences (CDS), and two ribosomal RNA (rRNAs). The nucleotide composition analysis revealed that the stop codon of all protein-coding genes, except COX2, is TAA. Phylogenetic analysis, incorporating representative other species of Entomobryidae, indicates that the subfamily Paronellinae is monophyletic, with T. meridionalis and T. dispersus Deharveng & Gers, 1993 being closely related. This phylogenetic framework offers a valuable reference for future research on the evolutionary relationships within Paronellinae and the broader Entomobryidae family. In Thailand, the distribution of Troglopedetes Joseph, 1872 is largely restricted to areas north of the Isthmus of Kra, whereas the closely related genus Cyphoderopsis Carpenter, 1917 is confined to the southern region. A distribution map illustrating the geographic ranges of both genera within Thailand is also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Nilsai, A., Jantarit, S., Detcharoen, M. & Godeiro, N.N. (2025) Complete mitogenome and the phylogenetic status of Troglopedetes meridionalis Jantarit, Surakhamhaeng & Deharveng, 2020 (Collembola, Entomobryidae). Zootaxa, 5646 (3), 409–420. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.5