Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)

Termites are major decomposers in terrestrial ecosystems and the second most diverse lineage of social insects. The Kalotermitidae form the second-largest termite family and are distributed across tropical and subtropical ecosystems, where they typically live in small colonies confined to single woo...

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Autores: Buček, Aleš, Wang, Menglin, Šobotník, Jan, Hellemans, Simon, Sillam-Dussès, David, Mizumoto, Nobuaki, Stiblík, Petr, Clitheroe, Crystal, Lu, Tomer, González Plaza, Juan José, Mohagan, Alma, Rafanomezantsoa, Jean-Jacques, Fisher, Brian, Engel, Michael S., Roisin, Yves, Evans, Theodore A., Scheffrahn, Rudolf, Bourguignon, Thomas
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
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Palabra clave:Time-calibrated phylogenetic tree
Historical biogeography
Social evolution
Long distance dispersal
Insects
Molecular clock
Biología molecular
Molecular biology
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spelling Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)Buček, AlešWang, MenglinŠobotník, JanHellemans, SimonSillam-Dussès, DavidMizumoto, NobuakiStiblík, PetrClitheroe, CrystalLu, TomerGonzález Plaza, Juan JoséMohagan, AlmaRafanomezantsoa, Jean-JacquesFisher, BrianEngel, Michael S.Roisin, YvesEvans, Theodore A.Scheffrahn, RudolfBourguignon, ThomasTime-calibrated phylogenetic treeHistorical biogeographySocial evolutionLong distance dispersalInsectsMolecular clockBiología molecularMolecular biologyTermites are major decomposers in terrestrial ecosystems and the second most diverse lineage of social insects. The Kalotermitidae form the second-largest termite family and are distributed across tropical and subtropical ecosystems, where they typically live in small colonies confined to single wood items inhabited by individuals with no foraging abilities. How the Kalotermitidae have acquired their global distribution patterns remains unresolved. Similarly, it is unclear whether foraging is ancestral to Kalotermitidae or was secondarily acquired in a few species. These questions can be addressed in a phylogenetic framework. We inferred time-calibrated phylogenetic trees of Kalotermitidae using mitochondrial genomes of ∼120 species, about 27% of kalotermitid diversity, including representatives of 21 of the 23 kalotermitid genera. Our mitochondrial genome phylogenetic trees were corroborated by phylogenies inferred from nuclear ultraconserved elements derived from a subset of 28 species. We found that extant kalotermitids shared a common ancestor 84 Ma (75–93 Ma 95% highest posterior density), indicating that a few disjunctions among early-diverging kalotermitid lineages may predate Gondwana breakup. However, most of the ∼40 disjunctions among biogeographic realms were dated at <50 Ma, indicating that transoceanic dispersals, and more recently human-mediated dispersals, have been the major drivers of the global distribution of Kalotermitidae. Our phylogeny also revealed that the capacity to forage is often found in early-diverging kalotermitid lineages, implying the ancestors of Kalotermitidae were able to forage among multiple wood pieces. Our phylogenetic estimates provide a platform for critical taxonomic revision and future comparative analyses of Kalotermitidae.We thank the DNA Sequencing Section and the Scientific Computation and Data Analysis Section of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan, for assistance with sequencing and for providing access to the OIST computing cluster, respectively. We also acknowledge support from the Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (CULS No. 20223112).Oxford University Press202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10259/7137reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)instname:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)InglésMolecular Biology and Evolution. 2022, V. 39, n. 5, msac093https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac093info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/CULS//20223112Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/71372026-05-28T07:56:11Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
title Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
spellingShingle Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
Buček, Aleš
Time-calibrated phylogenetic tree
Historical biogeography
Social evolution
Long distance dispersal
Insects
Molecular clock
Biología molecular
Molecular biology
title_short Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
title_full Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
title_fullStr Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
title_full_unstemmed Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
title_sort Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Buček, Aleš
Wang, Menglin
Šobotník, Jan
Hellemans, Simon
Sillam-Dussès, David
Mizumoto, Nobuaki
Stiblík, Petr
Clitheroe, Crystal
Lu, Tomer
González Plaza, Juan José
Mohagan, Alma
Rafanomezantsoa, Jean-Jacques
Fisher, Brian
Engel, Michael S.
Roisin, Yves
Evans, Theodore A.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf
Bourguignon, Thomas
author Buček, Aleš
author_facet Buček, Aleš
Wang, Menglin
Šobotník, Jan
Hellemans, Simon
Sillam-Dussès, David
Mizumoto, Nobuaki
Stiblík, Petr
Clitheroe, Crystal
Lu, Tomer
González Plaza, Juan José
Mohagan, Alma
Rafanomezantsoa, Jean-Jacques
Fisher, Brian
Engel, Michael S.
Roisin, Yves
Evans, Theodore A.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf
Bourguignon, Thomas
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Šobotník, Jan
Hellemans, Simon
Sillam-Dussès, David
Mizumoto, Nobuaki
Stiblík, Petr
Clitheroe, Crystal
Lu, Tomer
González Plaza, Juan José
Mohagan, Alma
Rafanomezantsoa, Jean-Jacques
Fisher, Brian
Engel, Michael S.
Roisin, Yves
Evans, Theodore A.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf
Bourguignon, Thomas
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author
author
author
author
author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Time-calibrated phylogenetic tree
Historical biogeography
Social evolution
Long distance dispersal
Insects
Molecular clock
Biología molecular
Molecular biology
topic Time-calibrated phylogenetic tree
Historical biogeography
Social evolution
Long distance dispersal
Insects
Molecular clock
Biología molecular
Molecular biology
description Termites are major decomposers in terrestrial ecosystems and the second most diverse lineage of social insects. The Kalotermitidae form the second-largest termite family and are distributed across tropical and subtropical ecosystems, where they typically live in small colonies confined to single wood items inhabited by individuals with no foraging abilities. How the Kalotermitidae have acquired their global distribution patterns remains unresolved. Similarly, it is unclear whether foraging is ancestral to Kalotermitidae or was secondarily acquired in a few species. These questions can be addressed in a phylogenetic framework. We inferred time-calibrated phylogenetic trees of Kalotermitidae using mitochondrial genomes of ∼120 species, about 27% of kalotermitid diversity, including representatives of 21 of the 23 kalotermitid genera. Our mitochondrial genome phylogenetic trees were corroborated by phylogenies inferred from nuclear ultraconserved elements derived from a subset of 28 species. We found that extant kalotermitids shared a common ancestor 84 Ma (75–93 Ma 95% highest posterior density), indicating that a few disjunctions among early-diverging kalotermitid lineages may predate Gondwana breakup. However, most of the ∼40 disjunctions among biogeographic realms were dated at <50 Ma, indicating that transoceanic dispersals, and more recently human-mediated dispersals, have been the major drivers of the global distribution of Kalotermitidae. Our phylogeny also revealed that the capacity to forage is often found in early-diverging kalotermitid lineages, implying the ancestors of Kalotermitidae were able to forage among multiple wood pieces. Our phylogenetic estimates provide a platform for critical taxonomic revision and future comparative analyses of Kalotermitidae.
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