A cladistic phylogeny of the genus Littorina (Gastropoda): implications for evolution of reproductive strategies and for classification |
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Authors: | David G Reid |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), SW7 5BD London, England, UK |
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Abstract: | Gross anatomical characters of all 18 species of Littorina are used to construct a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus, by the method of cladistic analysis. The resulting cladogram suggests that of the four subgenera of Littorina, one (Littorina) is paraphyletic. It is uncertain whether the genus Mainwaringia should be included in Littorina. It is shown that the non-planktotrophic Littorina species in the northern Atlantic comprise a monophyletic group, with the sister-species L. kurila and/or L. subrotundata in the northern Pacific. Invasion of the Atlantic by a minimum of two Pacific species, across the Arctic migration route established during the late Cenozoic, is sufficient to account for the modern distribution of the subgenera Littorina and Neritrema. The importance of the cladogram as a basis for hypotheses of adaptation is illustrated by a discussion of spawn and development in Littorina. |
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Keywords: | biogeography Atlantic Pacific reproductive strategy larval development |
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