Are fleas highly modified Mecoptera? Phylogenomic resolution of Antliophora (Insecta: Holometabola)
K. Meusemann, M. Trautwein, F. Friedrich, R. Beutel, B. M. Wiegmann, A. Donath, L. Podsiadlowski, M. Petersen, O. Niehuis, C. Mayer, K. Bayless, S. Shin, S. Liu, O. Hlinka, B. Q. Minh, , D. Yeates
This study uses transcriptomic data to resolve the phylogenetic relationships within Antliophora, finding fleas are sister to either a monophyletic Mecoptera or arose within mecopteran families, potentially making Mecoptera paraphyletic.
bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology