02100nas a2200241   4500008004100000020001400041245011300055210006900168260000900237300001200246490000700258520129000265653002601555653006701581653001401648653001301662653007501675653001601750100001501766700001701781700001901798856004101817       2005                        eng d  a0001-730200aPhylogenetic position of the spider subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae) inferred from nuclear rDNA gene sequences0 aPhylogenetic position of the spider subfamily Coelotinae Araneae  c2005  a521-5250 v513 aThe phylogenetic position of the subfamily Coelotinae, which belongs to Amaurobiidae currently but Agelenidae formerly, has remained controversial. The sequences of 28S and 18S rDNA fragments were obtained from six species of spiders representing Ageleninae, Amaurobiinae, Coelotinae and Clubionidae. Neighbor-joining (NJ), maximum parsimony (MP), maximum- likelihood (ML) and Bayesian (BI) analyses generated identical tree topologies. All trees from the 28S rDNA data derived from neighbor-joining, maximum parsimony, maximum-likelihood and Bayesian analyses support the Coelotinae as the sister group of the Ageleninae, and strongly support the Coelotinae + Ageleninae are the sister group of the Amaurobiinae. The topology in the trees inferred from 18S data is similar to those of 28S rDNA but with lower boostrap support. The results indicate that Coelotinae is probably a subfamily of the family Agelenidae. In addition, the close relationship between Asiacoelotes and Draconarius of the subfamily Coelotinae, Agelena and Alloagelena of the subfamily Ageleninae is strongly supported by the results of analyses of the 28S rDNA sequences. This indicates that the sequence could be used as a molecular marker in the study of phylogenetic relationships among the genera of spiders.10aCoelotinae (Araneae).10aCoelotinae [Molecular genetics / Nuclear rDNA gene sequences /10aEvolution10aGenetics10aPhylogenetic significance] [Phylogeny / / Molecular genetic evidence].10aSystematics1 aBi, Ke-Ran1 aZhou, Kai-Ya1 aSong, Da-Xiang  u<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14110060143