A first integrative study of the identity and origins of the British Dwarf Pill Millipede populations, Trachysphaera cf. lobata (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae)

Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5176 (09 Jun 2015)
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5176

Article title
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and methods
- Specimen selection
- Collecting and preservation
- Multi-layer photography
- DNA extraction protocol
- PCR and sequencing
- Phylogeny reconstruction from sequence data
- Scanning electron microscopy and morphological character analysis
Checklist of Glomeridae used in this study
Analysis
- Molecular analysis
- Morphological character analysis - somatic characters
- Morphological character analysis - the male telopods
Discussion
- Interpretation of the results of the molecular analysis
- Evaluation of morphological characters in Trachysphaera
- The origin and identity of the British Trachysphaera populations
Acknowledgements
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