BIBLIOS

Tipo
Artigos em Revista

Tipo de Documento
Artigo Completo

Título
Diversity, ecology, distribution and biogeography of Diplura

Participantes na publicação
Alberto Sendra (Author)
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde (Author)
Jesús Selfa (Author)
Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira (Author)
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Dep. Biologia Animal
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Resumo
Diplura is the sister group to insects and one of the three basal hexapod groups with unique entognathan mouthparts. The order is divided into 10 families, which include 1008 species in 141 genera, with a high proportion of monotypic genera. They are ubiquitous in soils and subsurface terrestrial habitats, as well as have an important role in overall biogeochemical cycles. We present the first comprehensive review of the global biodiversity and ecology of Diplura. We highlight four aspects of this basal hexapod group: diversity in morphological body plans and sizes; ecology in terrestrial environments from soil to caves; food preference and trophic levels, and their biogeographical and paleobiogeographical significance. Diplura depends on high humidity and moderate temperatures. They are presumably very sensitive to anthropogenic pressures and climate change, and therefore are a suitable model for ecophysiological studies and evident priority targets for conservation. We conclude that the future efforts should focus on establishing a molecular phylogeny to clarify the relationships between and within families, as well as to reveal global biogeographical patterns. This will require an increase in sampling effort in several regions of the globe, especially in tropical regions.


Suporte
Insect Conservation and Diversity

Identificadores da Publicação
ISSN - 1752-458X

Editora
Wiley


Identificadores do Documento
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12480
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12480

Identificadores de Qualidade
Web Of Science Q1 (2020) - 3.182 - Entomology