Identifying spiders through DNA barcodes

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  • Rowan D.H. Barrett
  • D. N. Hebert
چکیده

With almost 40 000 species, the spiders provide important model systems for studies of sociality, mating systems, and sexual dimorphism. However, work on this group is regularly constrained by difficulties in species identification. DNA-based identification systems represent a promising approach to resolve this taxonomic impediment, but their efficacy has only been tested in a few groups. In this study, we demonstrate that sequence diversity in a standard segment of the mitochondrial gene coding for cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) is highly effective in discriminating spider species. A COI profile containing 168 spider species and 35 other arachnid species correctly assigned 100% of subsequently analyzed specimens to the appropriate species. In addition, we found no overlap between mean nucleotide divergences at the intraand inter-specific levels. Our results establish the potential of COI as a rapid and accurate identification tool for biodiversity surveys of spiders. Résumé : Avec presque 40 000 espèces, les araignées constituent un modèle important pour l’étude de la vie sociale, des systèmes d’accouplement et du dimorphisme sexuel. Cependant, la recherche sur ce groupe est souvent restreinte par les problèmes d’identification des espèces. Les systèmes d’identification basés dur l’ADN présentent une solution prometteuse à cette difficulté d’ordre taxonomique, mais leur efficacité n’a été vérifiée que chez quelques groupes. Nous démontrons ici que la diversité des séquences dans un segment type du gène mitochondrial de la cytochrome c oxydase I (COI) peut servir de façon très efficace à la reconnaissance des espèces d’araignées. Un profil de COI contenant 168 espèces d’araignées et 35 autres espèces d’arachnides a permis de placer correctement à l’espèce appropriée 100 % des spécimens qui ont alors été analysés après coup. De plus, il n’y a pas de chevauchement entre les divergences moyennes des nucléotides au sein d’une même espèce et d’une espèce à l’autre. Ces résultats confirment le potentiel de COI comme un outil rapide et précis d’identification pour les inventaires de biodiversité des araignées. [Traduit par la rédaction] Barrett and Hebert 49

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تاریخ انتشار 2005