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Title:Phylogenomic, biogeographic, and evolutionary research trends in arachnology
Authors:ID Kuntner, Matjaž (Author)
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Language:English
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Abstract:Textbook knowledge tells us that arachnids are a hyper diverse clade of chelicerates that have taken on terrestrial lifestyles. Original papers published in prestigious venues routinely reconstruct details of this purported single terrestrialization event that would have been followed by arachnid diversification on land. However, we are beginning to understand that arachnids are very likely paraphyletic; as such, Arachnida can only circumscribe an assemblage of chelicerates that live terrestrially. If so, arachnid terrestrialization may have taken several independent routes at different historic times. While the diversity and phylogeny of spiders, scorpions and harvestmen may be relatively well documented and understood, additional groups that we deem to be arachnids remain enigmatic and will likely continue to be more or less neglected after this Special Issue. We have here assembled examples of contemporary studies that include both original research as well as reviews focusing on “arachnids” and cover loosely defined biological subdisciplines of phylogenomics, biogeography, and evolution. The latter includes systematics, taxonomy, DNA barcoding, and trait evolution. In this editorial, I introduce the authors of these papers and their featured research, and through this narrative, I pose two questions. The first one is what is arachnology given that arachnids may not be monophyletic? The second question is where should our field be headed toward in the near future?
Keywords:biogeography, phylogeny, systematics, evolution, arachnology
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:28.04.2022
Year of publishing:2022
Number of pages:str. [1]-5
Numbering:Vol. 14, iss. 5
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-20152 New window
UDC:57
ISSN on article:1424-2818
DOI:10.3390/d14050347 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:106877699 New window
Note:Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 6. 5. 2022;
Publication date in DiRROS:06.08.2024
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KUNTNER, Matjaž, 2022, Phylogenomic, biogeographic, and evolutionary research trends in arachnology. Diversity [online]. 2022. Vol. 14, no. 5, p. 1–5. [Accessed 21 April 2025]. DOI 10.3390/d14050347. Retrieved from: https://dirros.openscience.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=20152
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Title:Diversity
Shortened title:Diversity
Publisher:MDPI
ISSN:1424-2818
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Document is financed by a project

Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:P1-0255-2017
Name:Združbe, interakcije in komunikacije v ekosistemih
Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:J1-1703-2019
Name:Razvoj delujočih protokolov za uporabo eDNA iz mrež pajkov

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:biogeografija, filogenomika, sistematika, evolucija, arahnologija, pajkovci


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