Phylogenetic Analysis of the Spider Mite Sub-Family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) Based on the Mitochondrial COI Gene and the 18S and the 5′ End of the 28S rRNA Genes Indicates That Several Genera Are Polyphyletic

Tomoko Matsuda; Maiko Morishita; Norihide Hinomoto; Tetsuo Gotoh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108672

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Phylogenetic Analysis of the Spider Mite Sub-Family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) Based on the Mitochondrial COI Gene and the 18S and the 5′ End of the 28S rRNA Genes Indicates That Several Genera Are Polyphyletic

Tomoko Matsuda,

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
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Maiko Morishita,

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
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Norihide Hinomoto,

Affiliation NARO Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan
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Tetsuo Gotoh

* E-mail: gotoh@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
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Phylogenetic Analysis of the Spider Mite Sub-Family Tetranychinae (Acari: Tetranychidae) Based on the Mitochondrial COI Gene and the 18S and the 5′ End of the 28S rRNA Genes Indicates That Several Genera Are Polyphyletic

Tomoko Matsuda,
Maiko Morishita,
Norihide Hinomoto,
Tetsuo Gotoh

Published: October 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108672

About the Authors

Tomoko Matsuda

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan

Maiko Morishita

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan

Norihide Hinomoto

Affiliation NARO Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan

Tetsuo Gotoh

* E-mail: gotoh@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TM TG. Performed the experiments: TM MM. Analyzed the data: TM NH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: TM TG.

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