Phylogenetic analysis of green and red forms of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari : Tetranychidae), in Japan, based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences
N. Hinomoto et al., Phylogenetic analysis of green and red forms of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari : Tetranychidae), in Japan, based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences, APPL ENT ZO, 36(4), 2001, pp. 459-464
To determine the phylogenetic relationship between two forms of Japanese Te
tranychus urticae, a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subuni
t I (COI) gene was sequenced for thirteen strains of the green form and eig
ht strains of the red form. The Japanese green and red forms each consisted
of three haplotypes, and the two forms were distinct from each other. Howe
ver, phylogenetic analysis including mite samples from outside Japan reveal
ed that the two forms are included in a single cluster. Although the entire
ty of T urticae is comprised of two well diverged lineages, each of the two
lineages included both the green and red forms. Thus, we conclude that fro
m a phylogenetic viewpoint using COI sequences, the two forms belong to a s
ingle species.