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High-quality genomes reveal significant genetic divergence and cryptic speciation in the model organism Folsomia candida (Collembola)
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Luan Y, Cui Y, Chen W, Jin J, Liu A, Huang C, Potapov M, Bu Y, Zhan S, Zhang F, Li S. 2023. Molecular Ecology Resources 23(1): 273-293
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COI barcode
- A short piece of mitochondrial DNA, the COI gene, that labs read to help identify an animal. A match suggests a name, but a barcode alone does not settle one. (at Abstract)
Folsomia candida
- A white, eyeless springtail is not enough to name this species. Many pale soil springtails lack eyes and pigment, and the species is identified from setae counts and the post-antennal organ under a microscope. (at Introduction)
- Under the name Folsomia candida lie at least two genetic lineages that look alike but differ in how long they live and how many eggs they lay. A genome study of a sexual strain from Shanghai found it differs enough from the common parthenogenetic strains to suggest cryptic speciation. (at Abstract)
- Most populations reproduce without mating, so every animal is a female. Some wild populations are sexual, including one from Shanghai and one from Cremona in Italy, and those sexual populations carry no Wolbachia bacteria. (at Introduction)
Species complex
- A group of animals that look almost the same but may be several species. DNA often shows the split before anyone can see it. (at Abstract)