Systematics and evolution of the orb-weaving spider genus Wagneriana Cambridge, 1904 (Araneae: Araneidae)

• Grant number: 13/20262-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): February 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): May 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
• Grantee: Jimmy Jair Cabra Garcia
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 16/04437-2 - Exploring the morphological phylogenetic signal: a case study in the orb-weaving spider genus Wagneriana F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneae: Araneidae), BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The inference of phylogenetic relationships among species is the core of comparative biology, since it allows to propose testable hypotheses about morphological and molecular evolution and to infer evolutionary and ecological processes related with species diversification. Despite the family Araneidae being one of the most abundant and diverse spiders groups, especially in the Neotropics, the phylogenetic studies within the family are still very scarce. The genus Wagneriana Cambridge, 1904, has 43 species distributed predominantly in the Neotropics, being the Amazon and Atlantic Forest the richest areas. Although exists a recent taxonomic revision of the genus, the monophyly of Wagneriana and the phylogenetic relationships among its species have not been studied. This project aims to assess the phylogenetic position of Wagneriana within Araneidae and to conduct a cladistic analysis among species based on morphological and molecular data. The preferred phylogenetic hypothesis will enable the analysis of the evolution of morphological characters within the genus and will contribute to the understanding of evolutionary processes related with the diversification of the group in the Neotropics. (AU)

Scientific publications

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CABRA-GARCIA, JIMMY; HORMIGA, GUSTAVO. Exploring the impact of morphology, multiple sequence alignment and choice of optimality criteria in phylogenetic inference: a case study with the Neotropical orb-weaving spider genus Wagneriana (Araneae: Araneidae). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 188, n. 4, p. 976-1151, APR 2020. (13/20262-0, 16/04437-2)

JAIRO OSPINA-SARRIA, JHON; CABRA-GARCIA, JIMMY. Parsimony analysis of unaligned sequence data: some clarifications. CLADISTICS, v. 34, n. 5, p. 574-577, OCT 2018. (13/20262-0, 12/10000-5, 14/03585-2, 16/04437-2, 16/25070-0)

Academic Publications

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GARCIA, Jimmy Jair Cabra. Systematics and evolution of the orb-weaving spider genus Wagneriana F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneae; Araneidae). 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IBIOC/SB) São Paulo.