Phylogenomics of the aquatic plant genus Ottelia (Hydrocharitaceae): Implications for historical biogeography
Phylogenomics of the aquatic plant genus Ottelia (Hydrocharitaceae): Implications for historical biogeography
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水生植物 Ottelia 属(Hydrocharitaceae)的系统发育组学:对历史生物地理学的启示
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106939
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发表时间:
2020-11-01
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4.1
通讯作者:
Chen,Jin-Ming
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作者:
Li,Zhi-Zhong;Lehtonen,Samuli;Chen,Jin-Ming
OtteliaPers. is the second largest genus of the family Hydrocharitaceae, including approximately 23 extant species. The genus exhibits a diversity of both bisexual and unisexual flowers, and complex reproductive system comprising cross-pollinated to cleistogamous flowers.Otteliahas been regarded as a pivotal group to study the evolution of Hydrocharitaceae, but the phylogenic relationships and evolutionary history of the genus remain unresolved. Here, we reconstructed a robust phylogenetic framework forOtteliausing 40 newly assembled complete plastomes. Our results resolvedOtteliaas a monophyletic genus consisting of two major clades, which correspond to the main two centers of diversity in Asia and Africa. According to the divergence time estimation analysis, the crown groupOtteliabegan to diversify around 13.09 Ma during the middle Miocene. The biogeographical analysis indicated the existence of the most recent common ancestor somewhere in Africa/Australasia/Asia. Basing on further insights from the morphological evolution ofOttelia, we hypothesized that the ancestral center of origin was in Africa, from where the range expanded by transoceanic dispersal to South America and Australasia, and further from Australasia to Asia. We suggested that the climatic change and global cooling since the mid-Miocene, such as the development of East Asian monsoon climate and tectonic movement of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (YGP), might have played a crucial role in the evolution ofOtteliain China.