Molecular phylogeny of Thoe Bell, 1836 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Majoidea)

Thoe Bell, 1836 is amphi-American in distribution and includes small spider crabs with cryptic habits and rare records in the literature and carcinological collections. The taxonomy of the three recent and two fossil species currently known in the genus has been revised. A phylogenetic reconstructio...

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Authors: Colavite, Jessica, Windsor, Amanda Marie, Moraes, Isabela Ribeiro Rocha [UNESP], Mollemberg, Michelle [UNESP], Lianos, Laira [UNESP], Castilho, Antonio Leao [UNESP], Santana, William
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/245517
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2022030
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/245517
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Decapoda
Eastern Pacific
Mithracidae
spider crab
taxonomy
Western Atlantic
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Summary:Thoe Bell, 1836 is amphi-American in distribution and includes small spider crabs with cryptic habits and rare records in the literature and carcinological collections. The taxonomy of the three recent and two fossil species currently known in the genus has been revised. A phylogenetic reconstruction conducted here based on the mitochondrial markers COI and 16S rRNA supports the monophyletic status of Thoe. The resulting phylogeny suggests a western Atlantic to eastern Pacific radiation of the genus.