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Myriapoda

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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3

Abstract

Arthropods are composed of four major living groups, Chelicerata (Chap. XX), Myriapoda (herein), Hexapoda (Chaps. XX, YY, and ZZ), and the probably paraphyletic crustaceans (Chaps. XX, YY, and ZZ; see, e.g., Edgecombe 2010; Regier et al. 2010; Giribet and Edgecombe 2013). All recent molecular – but also morphological – phylogenies seem to show a strong support for a Hexapoda + crustacean clade (Tetraconata or Pancrustacea), with chelicerates never appearing as their sister group. The position of the myriapods is still not very strongly supported, and in the recent past some molecular phylogenies have grouped myriapods with chelicerates (e.g., Kusche and Burmester 2001; Mallatt et al. 2004; Pisani et al. 2004). Nevertheless, larger data sets and recognition of problematic issues like long branch attraction show a much stronger support for Mandibulata, where myriapods are sister group of the Pancrustacea (see also Chap. XX). The support for this clade derives from molecular data (e.g., Kusche et al. 2003; Rota-Stabelli and Telford 2008; Regier et al. 2010; Rota-Stabelli et al. 2011, 2013; Rehm et al. 2014), development and gene expression data (e.g., Harzsch et al. 2007; Sharma et al. 2014), and morphological data (e.g., Harzsch 2004; Harzsch et al. 2005; Müller et al. 2007; Sombke et al. 2012; see also Giribet and Edgecombe 2013 for general review).

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The author is very grateful to Thomas Kaufman, Alessandro Minelli and Giuseppe Fusco, and in particular to Michael Akam, who provided space, reagents, and laboratory facilities for the study of the material presented here concerning, respectively, Lithobius atkinsoni, Glomeris pustulata, and Strigamia maritima.

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Brena, C. (2015). Myriapoda. In: Wanninger, A. (eds) Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1865-8_6

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