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Phylogenetic Placement of the Spider Genus Nephila(Araneae: Araneoidea) Inferred from rRNA and MaSp1 Gene Sequences(Animal Diversity and Evolution)
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Hong-Chun Pan
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Kai-Ya Zhou
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Da-Xiang Song
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Yang Qiu
… The family status of the genus Nephila, which belongs to Tetragnathidae currently but Araneidae formerly, was reexamined based on molecular phylogenetic analyses. … The resulting phylogeny showed that Araneidae and Tetragnathidae are not a sister group in the superfamily Araneoidea, and the genus Nephila is closer to the genera of the family Araneidae rather than to those of Tetragnathidae. … We suggest that the genus Nephila should be transferred back to Araneidae. …
Zoological science 21(3), 343-351, 2004-03-25
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