A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: host diversity within the SymbioCode Project

  • Thibault Ramage 9 Quartier de la Glacière, 29900 Concarneau
  • Patricia Martins-Simoes Laboratoire de Biométrie & Biologie Evolutive, CNRS – Université Lyon 1, Bat. Mendel, 43 Boulevard du 11 November, 69622 Villeurbanne
  • Gladys Mialdea Laboratoire de Biométrie & Biologie Evolutive, CNRS – Université Lyon 1, Bat. Mendel, 43 Boulevard du 11 November, 69622 Villeurbanne
  • Roland Allemand Laboratoire de Biométrie & Biologie Evolutive, CNRS – Université Lyon 1, Bat. Mendel, 43 Boulevard du 11 November, 69622 Villeurbanne
  • Anne Duplouy University of Helsinki, Metapopulation Research Centre, Department of Biosciences, P.O. Box 65, Viikinkaari 1, 00014 Helsinki
  • Pascal Rousse 38 Rue des Primevère, 35160 Le Verger
  • Neil Davies Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station, University of California Berkeley, BP 244 Maharepa, 98728 Moorea
  • George K. Roderick Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
  • Sylvain Charlat Laboratoire de Biométrie & Biologie Evolutive, CNRS – Université Lyon 1, Bat. Mendel, 43 Boulevard du 11 November, 69622 Villeurbanne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.272
Keywords: arthropods, DNA barcoding, French Polynesia, Moorea BioCode, SymbioCode

Abstract

We report here on the taxonomic and molecular diversity of 10 929 terrestrial arthropod specimens, collected on four islands of the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. The survey was part of the ‘SymbioCode Project’ that aims to establish the Society Islands as a natural laboratory in which to investigate the flux of bacterial symbionts (e.g., Wolbachia) and other genetic material among branches of the arthropod tree. The sample includes an estimated 1127 species, of which 1098 included at least one DNA-barcoded specimen and 29 were identified to species level using morphological traits only. Species counts based on molecular data emphasize that some groups have been understudied in this region and deserve more focused taxonomic effort, notably Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Some taxa that were also subjected to morphological scrutiny reveal a consistent match between DNA and morphology-based species boundaries in 90% of the cases, with a larger than expected genetic diversity in the remaining 10%. Many species from this sample are new to this region or are undescribed. Some are under description, but many await inspection by motivated experts, who can use the online images or request access to ethanol-stored specimens.

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Published
2017-02-07
How to Cite
Ramage, T., Martins-Simoes, P., Mialdea, G., Allemand, R., Duplouy, A., Rousse, P., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., & Charlat, S. (2017). A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: host diversity within the SymbioCode Project. European Journal of Taxonomy, (272). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.272
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No. 272 (2017): A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: host diversity within the SymbioCode Project
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