Deep Metazoan Phylogeny: The Backbone of the Tree of Life: New insights from analyses of molecules, morphology, and theory of data analysis

Published by De Gruyter 2014

Deep Metazoan Phylogeny: The Backbone of the Tree of Life

New insights from analyses of molecules, morphology, and theory of data analysis

Edited by: J. Wolfgang Wägele and Thomas Bartolomaeus

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110277524

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The growing success of molecular methods has challenged traditional views of animal evolution and a large number of alternative hypotheses are hotly debated today. For the deep metazoan phylogeny project, data sets of hitherto unmatched quality and quantity were compiled and analysed with innovative bioinformatics tools. The book begins at the base of the tree of life to discuss the origin of animals and early branches of the phylogenetic tree. The following section presents special data sets gained from mitochondrial genomes and from morphology, with a focus on nervous systems. The final section is dedicated to theoretical aspects of data analysis and new bioinformatics tools. The book closes with a unique general discussion of all hypotheses contained in previous chapters. This work provides the most comprehensive overview available of the state of the art in this exciting field of evolutionary research.

Combination of theoretical molecular systematics and innovative bioinformatics tools applied to deep phylogenetic problems
Collaboration of over 30 research groups with expertise in a variety of taxa and methods

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Johann-Wolfgang Wägele, ZFMK, Bonn, Germany; Thomas Bartholomaeus, University of Bonn, Germany

Reviews

“Geht es um die reine Sammlung morphologischer und molekularer Merkmale sowie um die methodischen Schwierigkeiten, daraus evolutionäre Aussagen auf dem Gebiet der Großphylogenie abzuleiten, ist man mit dem Buch sicherlich auf dem neusten Stand.”
Tareq Syed in: Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau, 67. Jhg. Heft 8, 2014

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
List of Contributing Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Content Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1 Introduction J. Wolfgang Wägele and Thomas Bartolomaeus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: New Data and Phylogenies
2 Progress and perspectives of the deep nonbilaterian phylogeny, with focus on sponges (Phylum Porifera) Gert Wörheide, Tetyana Nosenko, Fabian Schreiber and Burkhard Morgenstern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3 Phylogenetics and phylogenomics at the root of the Metazoa Michael Eitel, Wolfgang Jakob, Hans-Jürgen Osigus, Omid Paknia, Karolin von der Chevallerie, Tjard Bergmann and Bernd Schierwater Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4 The Chaetognatha : An anarchistic taxon between Protostomia and Deuterostomia Yvan Perez, Carsten H.G. Müller and Steffen Harzsch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
5 Brain complexity in protostomes Rudi Loesel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
6 Brains in Gastrotricha and Cycloneuralia – a comparison Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa and Birgen Holger Rothe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7 Phylogeny of platyzoan taxa based on molecular data Thomas Hankeln, Alexandra R. Wey-Fabrizius, Holger Herlyn, Alexander Witek, Mathias Weber, Maximilian P. Nesnidal and Torsten H. Struck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
8 Lophophorata monophyletic – after all Maximilian P. Nesnidal, Martin Helmkampf, Iris Bruchhaus, Ingo Ebersberger and Bernhard Hausdorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
9 Phylogeny and evolution of Annelida based on molecular data Torsten H. Struck, Günter Purschke, Janina Dordel, Christoph Hösel, Maximilian P. Nesnidal, Frauke Diersing, Christoph Bleidorn, Christiane Paul, Natascha Hill, Ralph Tiedemann, Joachim Selbig and Stefanie Hartmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
10 From morphology to phylogenomics: Placing the enigmatic Myzostomida in the tree of life Christoph Bleidorn, Conrad Helm, Anne Weigert, Igor Eeckhaut, Deborah Lanterbecq, Torsten H. Struck, Stefanie Hartmann and Ralph Tiedemann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
11 Coeloms and nephridia in annelids and arthropods Markus Koch, Björn Quast and Thomas Bartolomaeus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12 Arthropod phylogeny and the origin of Tracheata (= Atelocerata) from Remipedia–like ancestors J. Wolfgang Wägele and Patrick Kück Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
13 Phylogeny of the most species-rich group on Earth, the Pterygota : Ancient problems, living hypotheses and bridging gaps Sabrina Simon and Heike Hadrys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
14 The central complex in Crustacea Martin E.J. Stegner, Martin Fritsch and Stefan Richter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
15 Advances in molecular phylogeny of crustaceans in the light of phylogenomic data Björn Marcus, Reumont Wägele and J. Wolfgang Wägele Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
16 Phylogeny of the Chelicerates: Morphological and molecular evidence Jason Dunlop, Janus Borner and Thorsten Burmester Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
17 Deuterostome phylogeny – a molecular perspective Martin Schlegel, Michael Weidhase and Peter F. Stadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
18 Deuterostome phylogeny – a morphological perspective Thomas Stach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
19 Mitochondrial gene order in Metazoa – theme and variations Lars Podsiadlowski, Adina Mwinyi, Peter Lesný and Thomas Bartolomaeus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459
Part II: New Tools and Methods
20 Documenting Morphology: Morph·D·Base Peter Grobe and Lars Vogt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
21 Neurophylogeny – from description to character analysis Rudi Loesel and Stefan Richter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	505
22 Computational methods for the analysis of mitochondrial genome rearrangements Matthias Bernt, Daniel Merkle, Martin Middendorf, Bernd Schierwater, Martin Schlegel and Peter F. Stadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	515
23 RNA in phylogenetic reconstruction Roman R. Stocsits, Harald Letsch, Karen Meusemann, Björn M. von Reumont, Bernhard Misof, Jana Hertel, Hakim Tafer and Peter F. Stadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	531
24 Intron positions and near intron pairs Jörg Lehmann, Carina Eisenhardt, Veiko Krauss and Peter F. Stadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	539
25 Molecular morphology: Higher order characters derivable from sequence information Alexander Donath and Peter F. Stadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	549
26 Systematic errors in maximum-likelihood tree inference Patrick Kück, Bernhard Misof and J. Wolfgang Wägele Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563
27 Topological bias of maximum-likelihood trees inferred from star phylogenies in the event of correct and incorrect model assumptions Patrick Kück and J. Wolfgang Wägele Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	585
28 Exploring phylogenomic data Ingo Ebersberger and Arndt von Haeseler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	595
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	619
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	723

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers and advanced students in the fields of zoology, evolutionary biology, ecology, molecular biology, systems biology and bioinformatics.
Pages
- Front matter: 25
- Main content: 736
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 30
- Coloured Illustrations: 130
- Tables: 12
- Other: 130 (4c)
Keywords: Evolution; Zoology; Metazoa; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

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Published: February 27, 2014
ISBN: 9783110277524

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Published: January 29, 2014
ISBN: 9783110277463