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Evidence of multiple colonizations as a driver of black fly diversification in an oceanic island.

ABSTRACT: True oceanic islands typically host reduced species diversity together with high levels of endemism, which make these environmental set-ups ideal for the exploration of species diversification drivers. In the present study, we used black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Reunion Island as a model to highlight the main drivers of insect species diversification in this young and remote volcanic island located in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Using local and regional (Comoros and Seychelles archipelagos) samples as well as specimens from continental Africa, we tested the likelihood of two distinct scenarios, i.e. multiple colonizations vs. in-situ diversification. For this, posterior odds were used to test whether species from Reunion did form a monophyletic group and we estimated divergence times between species. Three out of the four previously described Reunion black fly species could be sampled, namely Simulium ruficorne, Simulium borbonense and Simulium triplex. The phylogenies based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers showed that S. ruficorne and S. borbonense are the most closely related species. Interestingly, we report a probable mitochondrial introgression between these two species although they diverged almost six million years ago. Finally, we showed that the three Reunion species did not form a monophyletic group, and, combined with the molecular datation, the results indicated that Reunion black fly diversity resulted from multiple colonization events. Thus, multiple colonizations, rather than in-situ diversification, are likely responsible for an important part of black fly diversity found on this young Darwinian island.

SUBMITTER: Gomard Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086440 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evidence of multiple colonizations as a driver of black fly diversification in an oceanic island.

Gomard Yann Y Cornuault Josselin J Licciardi Séverine S Lagadec Erwan E Belqat Boutaïna B Dsouli Najla N Mavingui Patrick P Tortosa Pablo P

PloS one 20180810 8

True oceanic islands typically host reduced species diversity together with high levels of endemism, which make these environmental set-ups ideal for the exploration of species diversification drivers. In the present study, we used black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Reunion Island as a model to highlight the main drivers of insect species diversification in this young and remote volcanic island located in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Using local and regional (Comoros and Seychelles a ...[more]

PMID: 30096163

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Evidence of multiple colonizations as a driver of black fly diversification in an oceanic island.

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Evidence of multiple colonizations as a driver of black fly diversification in an oceanic island.

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